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bludgeon
[ bluhj-uhn ]
noun
- a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
verb (used with object)
- to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
- to force into something; coerce; bully:
The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.
bludgeon
/ ˈʌə /
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
- ˈܻ岵DzԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܻ岵ĴDz· ܻ岵·Dz· [bluhj-, uh, -, neer], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bludgeon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bludgeon1
Example Sentences
“Things like gay marriage and abortion” — which Democrats used for years as a bludgeon against Republicans — “are enshrined in our state Constitution and aren’t going anywhere,” Shupe said.
"She was bludgeoned to death for no apparent reason. She'd been handcuffed. Nothing appears to have been stolen from the house and there was no sexual motive."
A peppy 50s housewife with a black eye has bludgeoned her partner.
In March 1953, in the company of four men, she participated in the home-invasion robbery of a disabled Burbank widow who was found bludgeoned and strangled.
Singer Al Jourgensen, leaning against an animal bone statue that served as a mic stand, and his bandmates bludgeoned audiences into submission with their hypnotic heaviness, regularly paying fines for exceeding venue noise limits.
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