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bludgeon

[ bluhj-uhn ]

noun

  1. a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.


verb (used with object)

  1. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
  2. to force into something; coerce; bully:

    The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.

bludgeon

/ ˈblʌdʒən /

noun

  1. a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end
  2. a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon
  2. often foll by into to force; bully; coerce

    they bludgeoned him into accepting the job

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈbludgeoner, noun
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Other Words From

  • bludgeon·er bludg·eon·eer [bluhj-, uh, -, neer], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bludgeon1

First recorded in 1720–30; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bludgeon1

C18: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

The left-handed Lewis bludgeoned seven sixes in his 31-ball knock, taking a particular fancy to all-rounder Liam Livingstone, who conceded 30 from his one over.

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The hallowed New York Yankees stood frozen in their dugout, stripped of their aura and bludgeoned at their essence, painfully demolished pinstripe by pinstripe.

A man who bludgeoned an army veteran to death with a hammer has been handed a life sentence.

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A man who attacked an army veteran he had met for sex and bludgeoned him with a hammer has been found guilty of murder.

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Opener Beaumont batted throughout for her 10th ODI century - the most by any Englishwoman - with support from Freya Kemp, who bludgeoned 65 from 47 balls.

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