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to tomahawk

to tomahawk

1 9.9
To hit or cut with a small Native American axe
  • verb
  • /ˈtɑːməˌhɔk/
  • NSFW
translation icon : dar un hachazo
  • He bats her aside and returns to Alice, when suddenly... #OTTAWA WARRIOR# is spun, punched, and tomahawked into the ground by Hawkeye.

Examples

  • 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

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
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
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

tomahawk infinitive
tomahawked past
tomahawked past participle
tomahawking present participle
tomahawks third person singular

Etymology

Tomahawk as a verb comes from the same Native word tamahak, meaning 'to cut' or 'to strike'. So to 'tomahawk' someone or something is to hit or cut them with that small axe.