Bludgeon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • v. To hit with or as if with a heavy club.
  • v. To overcome by or as if by using a heavy club. See Synonyms at intimidate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • v. To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • v. To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A heavy stick, particularly one with one end loaded or thicker and heavier than the other, used as an offensive weapon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
  • v. strike with a club or a bludgeon
  • n. a club used as a weapon
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    squeeze    coerce    pressure    hale    force    hit   
    Cross Reference
    truncheon   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cudgel    harrass    pummel   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dudgeon    gudgeon    trudgen   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts