bludgeon
pronunciation
How to pronounce bludgeon in British English:
UK [ˈblʌdʒən]
How to pronounce bludgeon in American English:
US [ˈblʌdʒən]
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- Noun:
- a club used as a weapon
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- Verb:
- overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
- strike with a club or a bludgeon
Word Origin
- bludgeon (v.)
- 1802, from earlier noun bludgeon "short club" (1730), which is of unknown origin. Related: Bludgeoned; bludgeoning.
- bludgeon (n.)
- "short club," 1730, of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Between countries , trade is often a great bludgeon .
- 2. To hit or beat with a leather-covered bludgeon .
- 3. His walding stick served him as a bludgeon on many occasions .
- 4. Were you gonna bludgeon me and bury me in a shallow grave ?
- 5. Whatever he said , the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon .