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    cudgel
    /ˈkʌdʒ(ə)l/

    noun

    • 1. a short, thick stick used as a weapon.

    verb

    • 1. beat with a cudgel: "they would lie in wait and cudgel her to death"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUDGEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CUDGEL definition: 1. a short, heavy stick used for hitting people 2. to hit someone with a cudgel 3. a short, heavy…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cudgelCudgel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to think hard (as for a solution to a problem) Synonyms. Noun. bastinado. bastinade. baton. billy.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › cudgelCUDGEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Cudgel definition: a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.. See examples of CUDGEL used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cudgelCudgel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A cudgel is a thick club or stick, used to attack or defend against an attacker. A rioting mob might be armed with cudgels. A cudgel is a rough kind of weapon — the club a police officer carries, for example, is more likely to be called a baton or a truncheon.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › cudgelCudgel - definition of cudgel by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a short stout stick used as a weapon. 2. take up the cudgels (often foll by: for or on behalf of) to join in a dispute, esp to defend oneself or another. vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled. 3. ( tr) to strike with a cudgel or similar weapon.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUDGEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    4 meanings: 1. a short stout stick used as a weapon 2. → See take up the cudgels 3. to strike with a cudgel or similar weapon.... Click for more definitions.

  8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › cudgelcudgel - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 16, 2024 · cudgel (plural cudgels) A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon . The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates. ( figurative) Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcudgel noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of cudgel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › cudgelCudgel Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    A short, thick stick or club. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: drub. drive. cane. blackjack. baton. stick. bat. club. truncheon. bastinado. weapon. stave. staff. shillelagh. bludgeon. verb. cudgeled, cudgeling, cudgelled, cudgelling, cudgels. To beat with a cudgel.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cudgelcudgel | meaning of cudgel in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    cudgel meaning, definition, what is cudgel: a short thick stick used as a weapon: Learn more.