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1 acogotar
v.1 to kill by a blow on the neck, to knock down.2 to kill with a rabbit punch, to kill by a blow on the back of the neck.* * *1 (matar) to kill with a blow to the back of the neck2 (atrapar) to grab by the scruff of the neck3 (intimidar) to intimidate, cow; (tiranizar) to tyrannize* * *VT (=derribar) to knock down, fell, poleaxe, poleax (EEUU); (=dejar sin sentido) to lay out; LAm (=dominar) to have at one's mercy; (=agarrar) to grab round the neckacogotar a algn — Cono Sur to harass sb for payment
* * *verbo transitivoa) < animal> to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck); < persona> (fam)si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( estrangular) to choke (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( abrumar)está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)
* * *verbo transitivoa) < animal> to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck); < persona> (fam)si lo encuentro, lo acogoto — if I find him, I'll break his neck (colloq)
b) (CS fam) ( estrangular) to choke (colloq)c) (CS fam) ( abrumar)está acogotado de deudas/trabajo — he's up to his eyes in debt/work (colloq)
* * *acogotar [A1 ]vt1 ‹animal› to kill ( with a blow to the back of the neck) ‹persona›3nos están acogotando de trabajo they're piling o heaping work onto us ( colloq)* * *acogotar vt1. [matar] to kill [with a blow to the neck]me acogotaba pidiéndome cosas todo el día she was driving me mad asking me to do things all day* * *v/t fam1 intimidate2 ( matar):acogotar a alguien break s.o.’s neck -
2 alabarda
• hake• halberd-shaped• long-handled axe• poleax• poleaxe
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poleaxe — (US also poleax) ► NOUN 1) a battleaxe. 2) a butcher s axe used to slaughter animals. ► VERB 1) kill or knock down with or as if with a poleaxe. 2) shock greatly. ORIGIN from POLL … English terms dictionary
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poleaxe — n. & v. n. 1 a battleaxe. 2 a butcher s axe. v.tr. hit or kill with or as if with a poleaxe . Etymology: ME pol(l)ax, ex f. MDu. pol(l)aex, MLG pol(l)exe (as POLL(1), AXE) … Useful english dictionary
poleaxe — /pohl aks /, n., pl. poleaxes / ak siz/, v.t., poleaxed, poleaxing. poleax. * * * … Universalium
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poleaxe — pole•axe [[t]ˈpoʊlˌæks[/t]] n. v. t. axed, ax•ing poleax … From formal English to slang
