Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tomahawk
1 sense of tomahawk
Sense 1
tomahawk, hatchet -- (weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians)
=> weapon, arm, weapon system -- (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tomahawk
2 senses of tomahawk
Sense 1
tomahawk -- (cut with a tomahawk)
=> cut -- (separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope")
Sense 2
tomahawk -- (kill with a tomahawk)
=> kill -- (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays")