An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. / (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike.

(transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. / (transitive, figuratively) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly. / (transitive, figuratively) To stymie, thwart, cripple, paralyze.

plural of poleax

simple past tense and past participle of poleaxe

Alternative spelling of poleaxe

Alternative spelling of poleaxe

present participle of poleaxe