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Definition of poleax verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

poleax

verb

NAmE//ˈpoʊlæks//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they poleax he / she / it poleaxes past simple poleaxed -ing form poleaxing

poleax somebody to hit someone very hard so that they fall down and cannot stand up again

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