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Definition of
poleax verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
poleax
verb
verb
NAmE
/
/
ˈpoʊlæks
/
/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they
poleax
he / she / it
poleaxes
past simple
poleaxed
-ing form
poleaxing
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poleax
somebody
to hit someone very hard so that they fall down and cannot stand up again
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