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bludg·eon
 bludgeon
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- pronunciation:
- bluh
jihn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a short stick with one end thicker and heavier than the other, used as a weapon; club.
They killed the seals with a bludgeon.- similar words:
- club
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| related words: |
bat |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bludgeons, bludgeoning, bludgeoned |
| definition 1: |
to beat with a bludgeon or other clublike weapon.
He used the bat to bludgeon his victim to death.- similar words:
- club, drub
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| definition 2: |
to coerce forcibly; bully.
He bludgeoned them into doing it his way. |
| related words: |
beat, hammer, lambaste, lather, pound |
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| derivation: |
bludgeoner (n.) |
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