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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLEAXE

Pollax battle-axe, from poll + axe.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLEAXE

poleaxe  [ˈpəʊlˌæks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLEAXE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poleaxe is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb poleaxe in English.

WHAT DOES POLEAXE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poleaxe

Pollaxe

The pollaxe is a type of European polearm which was widely used by medieval infantry. It is also known by the names poleaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, polax, and Hache. The term has become synonymous with felling or striking down with delivery of a blow.

Definition of poleaxe in the English dictionary

The first definition of poleaxe in the dictionary is a former naval weapon with an axe blade on one side of the handle and a spike on the other. Other definition of poleaxe is an axe used by butchers to slaughter animals. Poleaxe is also to hit or fell with or as if with a poleaxe.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO POLEAXE

PRESENT

Present
I poleaxe
you poleaxe
he/she/it poleaxes
we poleaxe
you poleaxe
they poleaxe
Present continuous
I am poleaxing
you are poleaxing
he/she/it is poleaxing
we are poleaxing
you are poleaxing
they are poleaxing
Present perfect
I have poleaxed
you have poleaxed
he/she/it has poleaxed
we have poleaxed
you have poleaxed
they have poleaxed
Present perfect continuous
I have been poleaxing
you have been poleaxing
he/she/it has been poleaxing
we have been poleaxing
you have been poleaxing
they have been poleaxing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I poleaxed
you poleaxed
he/she/it poleaxed
we poleaxed
you poleaxed
they poleaxed
Past continuous
I was poleaxing
you were poleaxing
he/she/it was poleaxing
we were poleaxing
you were poleaxing
they were poleaxing
Past perfect
I had poleaxed
you had poleaxed
he/she/it had poleaxed
we had poleaxed
you had poleaxed
they had poleaxed
Past perfect continuous
I had been poleaxing
you had been poleaxing
he/she/it had been poleaxing
we had been poleaxing
you had been poleaxing
they had been poleaxing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will poleaxe
you will poleaxe
he/she/it will poleaxe
we will poleaxe
you will poleaxe
they will poleaxe
Future continuous
I will be poleaxing
you will be poleaxing
he/she/it will be poleaxing
we will be poleaxing
you will be poleaxing
they will be poleaxing
Future perfect
I will have poleaxed
you will have poleaxed
he/she/it will have poleaxed
we will have poleaxed
you will have poleaxed
they will have poleaxed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been poleaxing
you will have been poleaxing
he/she/it will have been poleaxing
we will have been poleaxing
you will have been poleaxing
they will have been poleaxing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would poleaxe
you would poleaxe
he/she/it would poleaxe
we would poleaxe
you would poleaxe
they would poleaxe
Conditional continuous
I would be poleaxing
you would be poleaxing
he/she/it would be poleaxing
we would be poleaxing
you would be poleaxing
they would be poleaxing
Conditional perfect
I would have poleaxe
you would have poleaxe
he/she/it would have poleaxe
we would have poleaxe
you would have poleaxe
they would have poleaxe
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been poleaxing
you would have been poleaxing
he/she/it would have been poleaxing
we would have been poleaxing
you would have been poleaxing
they would have been poleaxing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you poleaxe
we let´s poleaxe
you poleaxe
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to poleaxe
Past participle
poleaxed
Present Participle
poleaxing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLEAXE


Ajax
ˈeɪdʒæks
axe
æks
Backs
bæks
broadaxe
ˈbrɔːdˌæks
DAX
dæks
Fairfax
ˈfɛəfæks
fax
fæks
Halifax
ˈhælɪˌfæks
handax
ˈhændˌæks
max
mæks
meataxe
ˈmiːtˌæks
pickaxe
ˈpɪkˌæks
poleax
ˈpəʊlˌæks
relax
rɪˈlæks
sax
sæks
syntax
ˈsɪntæks
tax
tæks
telefax
ˈtɛlɪfæks
tracks
træks
wax
wæks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLEAXE

pole jumping
pole piece
pole position
pole star
pole vault
pole-axed
pole-vault
pole-vaulter
pole-vaulting
poleax
polecat
poleis
poleless
polemarch
polemic
polemical
polemically
polemicise
polemicist
polemicize

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLEAXE

annexe
battle-axe
blanc fixe
curtal axe
de luxe
Foxe
granny annexe
ice axe
luxe
mad as a meataxe
maxixe
meat axe
nixe
prix fixe
Saxe
stone axe
superdeluxe
the axe

Synonyms and antonyms of poleaxe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poleaxe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLEAXE

Find out the translation of poleaxe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poleaxe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poleaxe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斧砍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poleaxe
570 millions of speakers

English

poleaxe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poleaxe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

poleaxe
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

секира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

poleaxe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

poleax
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

merlin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poleax
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

poleaxe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

poleaxe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도끼로 찍어 죽이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poleax
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cái rìu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடைக் காலத்தில் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட கோடாரி போன்ற ஆயுதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलेएक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun saplı balta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mazzapicchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

młot lucerneński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сокира
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poleaxe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poleaxe
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stryd byl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poleaxe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poleaxe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poleaxe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLEAXE»

The term «poleaxe» is regularly used and occupies the 104.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLEAXE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poleaxe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poleaxe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poleaxe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLEAXE»

Discover the use of poleaxe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poleaxe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Meat, Modernity, and the Rise of the Slaughterhouse
Traditional Slaughter Techniques Three traditional techniques were commonly used for killing cattle in the nineteenth century: (1 ) stunning with a poleaxe; (2) felling with the nape- stab; and (3) shechita, that is, exsanguination by ritual Jewish ...
Paula Young Lee, 2008
2
Origins of the Geomancer
Guardian maneuvers through the vines, cutting them up with his poleaxe. He flies upin the air and spins the poleaxe over his head. The blade of thepoleaxe begins to glow.Guardian buildsupmomentum with his poleaxe before he throwsit.
J.L. Connew, 2011
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The Dictionary of Shakespeare Words
Poleaxe - (POHL ax) an axe-head attached to a long pole. Sometimes known as a battleaxe. A common infantry weapon of the time. Poleaxe, Sledded - (POHL ax , SLED-did) possibly this means to use a poleaxe like a hammer, but the actual ...
BookCaps, BookCaps Study Guides Staff, 2011
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Hamlet
Poleaxe Rowe+. Om. Seymour. identical, meaning « conference,' with a view to a peaceful settlement of differences. 63. sledded Polacks] German commentators have found more difficulty in this phrase than the English. Tieck supposes (and ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
5
Hunt For The Star
The rodent moved only a few paces ahead of them, and a poleaxe plummeted towards the ground, halving the rat. 'The place is littered with traps,' said Ethan. ' No problem,' said Artos. 'Time to make yourself useful Kerg.' But as soon as Artos  ...
Dane Richter, 2012
6
Sperm Competition in Humans: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Currently, there are two favoured hypotheses concerning the function of copulatory orgasms in females: (1) the 'poleaxe' hypothesis (Morris 1967); and (2 ) the 'upsuck' hypothesis (Fox et al. 1970). The poleaxe hypothesis proposes that,  ...
Todd K. Shackelford, Nicholas Pound, 2005
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
To Pole. v. a. [from the noun.j To furnish with poles. — Begin not lo pole your hops. Mart. (1.) * Poleaxe. n. /.[pole and axe.] An axe fixed to a long pole. — To beat religion into the brains with a poleaxe, is to offer victims of human blood. Howes.
‎1816
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Children of the Halo
J oku had extracted the poleaxe from the ground, and was now once again approaching Ryan. Ryan looked back at him, adrenaline pumping through his heart and veins. Finally, he pulled Flenn's sword from its sheath at his side, and held it ...
EJ Spurrell
9
Essays on Ancient Anatolia in the Second Millennium B.C.
Since we assume the Semitic borrowing to have been not directly into Greek but into a Greek-Aryan dialect grouping, with subsequent regular separate development of the word in Indo- Iranian and in Greek, the secondary meaning ' poleaxe' ...
‎1998
10
Heinemann English Dictionary
2 a combined axe and hammer for felling or stunning animals. • poleaxe verb 1 to fell with a poleaxe. 2 to give a terrible shock to. polecat (pole-kat) noun 1 a small flesh-eating mammal with a very unpleasant smell, related to the weasel and ...
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLEAXE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poleaxe is used in the context of the following news items.
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The BMW X6 M is definitely one of the weirdest cars I've ever driven
The X6 M does the 550-horsepower Range Rover Sport SVR 17 horsepower better. This is a mighty Wagnerian poleaxe of a motor. «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
2
Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City: Wolfsburg fly to London for …
... the Costa Rican launched out of his goal only to completely miss the high ball and poleaxe both Toure and his own defender Sergio Ramos. «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Our $2664-a-month debt addiction
But they'll poleaxe many in the southern states. Nearly 40 per cent of New South Welsh pay packets go straight to a lender; 36 per cent of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
4
Will Self: Now I'm a vegetarian myself, I can say whatever the hell I …
... all those de-beaked and de-clawed chickens pumped full of antibiotics, or the veal calves kept penned up in the dark until the poleaxe falls. «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Medieval combat makes a comeback
... is based on traditional 14th and 15th century tournament rules, with weapons ranging from the imposing long sword to the versatile poleaxe. «Mother Nature Network, Jul 15»
6
Yukon medieval company battles like it's 1399
Martinez Amoedo, who recently earned a silver medal for Spain in a Polish poleaxe competition, said medieval combat has sprung up recently ... «Whitehorse Star, Jul 15»
7
Joe Brolly: To win, you simply must bring war
Enda Gormley used to poleaxe boys with his shoulder, leaving them writhing on the ground gasping for air. Then tousle their hair and ask them ... «Gaelic Life, Jul 15»
8
Battered soldier's body tells bloody tale of the Wars of the Roses
... either have come from a blunt weapon such as a mace or war hammer or, if he was wearing a helmet, from the blade of a poleaxe or sword. «Culture24, Jul 15»
9
The female president we deserve: “Veep” brilliantly plays our cynical …
... to the main appeal that “Veep” offers—pure, unadulterated cynicism, offered sparingly in 30-minute doses so as not to poleaxe its audience. «Salon, Jun 15»
10
Snapshot: Javier Mascherano Ponders The Meaning Of It All After …
Or maybe he was pondering which Brazilian he'd poleaxe first at this summer's Copa America. Photo: @Emenderk · Digg This · Reddit This. «Who Ate All The Pies, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Poleaxe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poleaxe>. Apr 2024 ».
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