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bludgeon

Noun

∙ A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

Verb

∙ To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club. transitive
∙ To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
bludgeon v.
strike with a bludgeon, hit with heavy impact
club, truncheon, cudgel

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bludgeon
bludgeon
\bludg"eon\ (&?;), n. [cf. ir. blocan a little block, gael. plocan a mallet, w. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with e. blow a stroke. cf. block, blow a stroke.] a short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

WORDNET 2.0
bludgeon
Noun
1. a club used as a weapon
(hypernym) club
(hyponym) blackjack, cosh, sap
Verb
1. overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. strike with a club or a bludgeon
(synonym) club
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) bludgeoner

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bludgeon
A bludgeon is a club weapon. It may also refer to:
Bludgeon (Transformers), a fictional character in the Transformers franchise.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

bludgeon

Noun

∙ A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

Verb

∙ To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club. transitive
∙ To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon. transitive

BABYLON ENGLISH
bludgeon v.
strike with a bludgeon, hit with heavy impact
club, truncheon, cudgel

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
bludgeon
bludgeon
\bludg"eon\ (&?;), n. [cf. ir. blocan a little block, gael. plocan a mallet, w. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh. connected with e. blow a stroke. cf. block, blow a stroke.] a short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

WORDNET 2.0
bludgeon
Noun
1. a club used as a weapon
(hypernym) club
(hyponym) blackjack, cosh, sap
Verb
1. overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
(hypernym) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
2. strike with a club or a bludgeon
(synonym) club
(hypernym) hit
(derivation) bludgeoner

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bludgeon
A bludgeon is a club weapon. It may also refer to:
Bludgeon (Transformers), a fictional character in the Transformers franchise.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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