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bludgeon (ˈblʌdʒən
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Definitions
noun
- a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end
- a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle
verb
- to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon
- often foll by into to force; bully; coerce ⇒
they bludgeoned him into accepting the job
Derived Forms
ˈbludgeoner nounWord Origin
C18: of uncertain originSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'bludgeon'
- British English: bludgeon To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object. VERBHe broke into the old man's house and bludgeoned him with a hammer.
- Brazilian Portuguese: bater em
- Chinese: > 连击用重器> 连連击擊
- European Spanish: apalear
- French: matraquer
- German: niederknüppeln
- Italian: colpire ripetutamentecon un oggetto
- Japanese: 殴打する
- Korean: 둔기로 때리다
- Portuguese: bater em
- Spanish: apalear
Example Sentences Including 'bludgeon'
If she was cheaper they would use the fact to bludgeon the hapless seamstress into reducing her rate.Yellow Bird
In his own way, Brown is a considerable Commons performer, even if he tends to use the bludgeon where Blair favours the rapier.Times, Sunday Times (2005)
Kelly then found his daughter watching television in a back bedroom and used his gun to bludgeon her, prosecutors said.canada.com (2005)
Or, for a more visceral experience, use your 100,000 horsepower strength to bludgeon opponents with cars.Maxim (2004)
She might as well just bludgeon us over the head with a bag of her home-made macaroons.LOVE YOU MADLY (2002)
The mistimed tackles, the misinterpretations by referees, the raised arm used for balancing purposes rather than as a bludgeon.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Their bludgeon was that at any time they could betray either of us as Witted.THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)
There is only one way to discipline the body, she says: `If you want them (fat cells) to move, you've got to bludgeon them to death.The Forbidden Body
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