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bludgeon
[ bluhj-uhn ]
noun
- a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
verb (used with object)
- to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
- to force into something; coerce; bully:
The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.
bludgeon
/ ˈ²ú±ôÊŒ»åÏôÉ™²Ô /
noun
- a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end
- a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle
verb
- to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon
- often foll by into to force; bully; coerce
they bludgeoned him into accepting the job
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µ±ð´Ç²Ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µî€½Ä´Ç²Ô·±ð°ù ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µÂ·±ð´Ç²Ô·±ð±ð°ù [bluhj-, uh, -, neer], noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bludgeon1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bludgeon1
Example Sentences
In March 1953, in the company of four men, she participated in the home-invasion robbery of a disabled Burbank widow who was found bludgeoned and strangled.
Singer Al Jourgensen, leaning against an animal bone statue that served as a mic stand, and his bandmates bludgeoned audiences into submission with their hypnotic heaviness, regularly paying fines for exceeding venue noise limits.
"Another way was bludgeoning me to death using a sledgehammer", he said before adding that the fantasy and imagination of the spies was "beyond any imagination".
A South Carolina man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend's parents to death has become the first US death row inmate to be executed by firing squad in the last 15 years.
Miller was impressive in bludgeoning his way to three figures but by the time he got going, the game was lost.
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