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    bludgeon
    /ˈblʌdʒ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon: "maces and spiked bludgeons"

    verb

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

    BLUDGEON definition: 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon: 2. to force someone to do something…. Learn more.

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

    How to use bludgeon in a sentence. a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon; something used to attack or bully… See the full definition

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLUDGEON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object. He broke into the old man's house and bludgeoned him with a hammer. [VERB noun] A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death. [V-ed + to] Synonyms: club, batter, beat, strike More Synonyms of bludgeon. 2. verb.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBLUDGEON | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    BLUDGEON definition: to hit someone several times with a heavy object: . Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bludgeonBludgeon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    As a noun, a bludgeon refers to a heavy club used as a weapon. Synonyms for bludgeon include truncheon, nightstick, cudgel, and billy club. The verb bludgeon developed from the noun form. It means to strike repeatedly with a heavy club or similar weapon.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionbludgeon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    bludgeon somebody (into something/into doing something) to force somebody to do something, especially by arguing with them. They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest. She was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBLUDGEON - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object. 2. If someone bludgeons you into doing something, they make you do it by behaving aggressively.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › bludgeon_nbludgeon, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun bludgeon is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for bludgeon is from 1730, in a dictionary by Nathan Bailey, lexicographer and schoolmaster, et al. bludgeon is of unknown origin.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › bludgeonBludgeon Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    BLUDGEON meaning: 1 : to hit (someone or something) very hard; 2 : to use arguments or threats to force (someone) to do something.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBLUDGEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BLUDGEON meaning: 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon: 2. to force someone to do something…. Learn more.