"taxes" in the noun sense
1. taxis
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
2. taxis
the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
"taxes" in the verb sense
1. tax
levy a tax on
"The State taxes alcohol heavily"
"Clothing is not taxed in our state"
2. tax, assess
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
3. tax, task
use to the limit
"you are taxing my patience"
4. tax
make a charge against or accuse
"They taxed him failure to appear in court"
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