bludgeon
Pronunciation:
/blʌdʒ.ən//blʌdʒ.ən/noun
Definitions
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
To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
Example: The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.
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.