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Meaning of bludgeon

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bludgeon

Pronunciation:/blʌdʒ.ən//blʌdʒ.ən/

noun

Definitions

  1. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

    Example: We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.

verb

Definitions

  1. To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

    Example: The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.

  2. To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

    Example: Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.