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TOMAHAWK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tomahawk mean?
• TOMAHAWK (noun)
The noun TOMAHAWK has 1 sense:
1. weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
Familiarity information: TOMAHAWK used as a noun is very rare.
• TOMAHAWK (verb)
The verb TOMAHAWK has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: TOMAHAWK used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hatchet; tomahawk
Hypernyms ("tomahawk" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
Derivation:
tomahawk (kill with a tomahawk)
tomahawk (cut with a tomahawk)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cut with a tomahawk
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tomahawk" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tomahawk (weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Kill with a tomahawk
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "tomahawk" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
tomahawk (weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians)
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