tomahawk

noun

tom·a·hawk | \ ˈtä-mi-ˌhȯk

Definition of tomahawk

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a light ax used as a missile and as a hand weapon especially by North American Indians

tomahawk

verb

tomahawked; tomahawking; tomahawks

Definition of tomahawk (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to cut, strike, or kill with a tomahawk

Examples of tomahawk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Some students chanted and performed a tomahawk chop, considered by some as mocking toward Native Americans. — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, "Libel suit filed against Kathy Griffin, Elizabeth Warren and others who tweeted about Covington Catholic incident," 6 Mar. 2019 Learn Scout skills, camping, canoeing, tomahawk throwing, fishing, plus shoot a black powder rifle and watch a Scout movie in the evening. — Shiela Johnson, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "North Carroll: Manchester Valley High holding restaurant fundraisers; Harvest Happenings in Manchester," 16 Sep. 2019 The missile was once banned under the INF treaty and looks like a tomahawk cruise missile. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "After Leaving Treaty, U.S. Tests Ground Launched Cruise Missile," 20 Aug. 2019 The Texas Free Trappers camp the second weekend of November and February at a 200-acre site near Shiner and compete in rifle, pistol, archery and knife- and tomahawk-throwing matches. — John Goodspeed, ExpressNews.com, "Black powder passion: Modern mountain man breathes life into history," 11 July 2019 Hyde Park Prime The Australian Wagyu tomahawk rib-eye, courtesy of pro golfer Greg Norman’s beef business, is a 34-ounce, super-tender monster. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "Every restaurant you'll try at the IndyStar Wine & Food Experience," 16 July 2019 In the case of the cowboy, the bone protrudes a couple inches past its meat; in the tomahawk, several inches. — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, "With steaks, closer to the bone makes a difference," 10 July 2019 At Chi Spacca we were seen as this special-occasion place, so there were always people who over-ordered and got the tomahawk steak and the marrow pie and whatever else. — Garrett Snyder, latimes.com, "A first look at Antico, Chad Colby’s ode to rustic Italian cooking," 11 June 2019 This tactical tomahawk is made from a single layer of unsplittable carbon steel. — Adrienne So, WIRED, "Don't Head into the Remote Wilderness Without This Gear," 24 June 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Hayes viciously tomahawked the unquestioned highlight of this year’s July event. — Jake Fischer, SI.com, "Coach's Challenges Are Coming: Is the NBA Ready?," 10 July 2019 Albert Almora tomahawked a chin-high fastball down the right field line. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers might be wise to trade Michael Fulmer. Here's why," 3 July 2018 On Mount Shuksan, Adam caught an edge on both the northwest couloir and the line above Hanging Glacier, his body tomahawking through space. — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, "The Boy Who Lived on Edges," 22 Mar. 2018 There was Glover Quinn tomahawking the ball way from Doug Martin. — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, "These Detroit Lions looked ugly in win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers," 10 Dec. 2017 In his first at-bat, with two runners on in the second inning, Austin looked at two changeups before tomahawking a high fastball high over the Green Monster to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead. — Billy Witz, New York Times, "Yankees Hold Off Red Sox, Without Chapman Shutting the Door," 19 Aug. 2017

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