tomahawk
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: tomahawks, tommyhawk
Antonyms: tomahawks, tommyhawk
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|axe}} An [[axe]] used by [[Native American]] [[warrior]]s, originally made of [[stone]], [[bone]]{{,}} or [[antler]].
- {{senseid|en|basketball}} {{lb|en|basketball}} A [[dunk]] performed with one's arm behind one's head.
- {{senseid|en|geometry}} {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[geometric]] [[construction]] consisting of a [[semicircle]] and two [[line segment]]s that serves as a tool for [[trisect]]ing an [[angle]]; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
- {{lb|en|field hockey}} A [[field hockey]] shot style that involves a player turning their [[hockey stick]] upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[strike]] or [[cut up]] with a tomahawk.
- {{lb|en|historical|transitive}} To [[girdle]] or [[incise]] the [[tree]]s around (an area of land) so as to [[claim]] [[ownership]] of it.
- {{lb|en|basketball|transitive}} To perform a tomahawk dunk.
Proper noun
- A [[place name]]:
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