Cudgel

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short heavy stick; a club.
  • v. To beat or strike with or as if with a cudgel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  • v. to strike someone with a cudgel
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff, and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a weapon.
  • v. To beat with a cudgel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club; specifically, a staff used in cudgel-play.
  • To strike with a cudgel or club; beat, in general.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a club that is used as a weapon
  • v. strike with a cudgel
  • Verb Form
    cudgelled    cudgelling    cudgels   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hit   
    Variant
    cudgelling    cudgelled   
    Form
    cudgeled    cudgelled    cudgeling    cudgelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    club    bastinado    crab    bludgeon    baton    batoon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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