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Noun poleaxe has 2 senses
  1. poleax, poleaxe - an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
    --1 is a kind of ax, axe
    Derived form: verb poleaxe1
  2. poleax, poleaxe - a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick
    --2 is a kind of battle-ax, battle-axe
    Derived form: verb poleaxe1
,Verb poleaxe has 1 sense
  1. poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax
    --1 is one way to fell, drop, strike down, cut down
    Derived forms: noun poleaxe2, noun poleaxe1
    Sample sentence:
    They poleaxe the trees
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