Associations to the word «Bludgeon»

Wiktionary

BLUDGEON, noun. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
BLUDGEON, verb. (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
BLUDGEON, verb. (transitive) To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

Dictionary definition

BLUDGEON, noun. A club used as a weapon.
BLUDGEON, verb. Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas".
BLUDGEON, verb. Strike with a club or a bludgeon.

Wise words

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