to tomahawk

Examples

• All

• I ain't heard of anyone being tomahawked or scalped in the neighborhood in a while.

  Fury (1936)

• Not a good pitch to hit, up and in, but Thomson swings and tomahawks the ball, and everybody, everybody watches.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Mom is a great catcher, and she can tomahawk any high ball for a solid base hit.

  Blog text (15)

• Why don't you slip up this canyon and tomahawk that son of a bitch?

  Hell or High Water (2016)

• It's easy to forget the authority with which Bogut likes to tomahawk finishes at the basket, for instance.

  Blog text (30)

• Marion fighting for a shot, instead gives it to Mack, who tomahawks it home.

  Henry Fool (1998)

• EXTERIOR FRENCH TRENCH - THREE PICKETS - NIGHT are suddenly tomahawked and knifed by stripped-down 42nd Highlanders and Mohawks.

  Fiction book (1992)

• He tomahawked the piece of wood to create a sharp edge.

• The warrior tomahawked through the thick branch with ease.

• After hours of practice, he skillfully tomahawked the log during the demonstration.

Synonyms

W

to whack

vsto tomahawk

250 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

uses a light axe and can cut or kill not just hit

C

to chop

vsto tomahawk

193 1.0

To cut something into pieces using a sharp tool like a knife or axe

uses a light axe and can mean attacking or killing

H

to hew

vsto tomahawk

8 7.9

To cut or shape wood with a heavy sharp tool like an axe

uses a light axe and often implies striking or killing

How Forceful

to decapitate

• Offensive

53 7.9

to tomahawk

• NSFW

1 9.9

to chop

193 1.0

to strike

553 2.4

to hit

∞ 1.0

to tap

174 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology