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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

/ ˈ²ú±ôÊŒ»åÏôÉ™²Ô /

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

  • ˈ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µ±ð´Ç²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µî€½Ä´Ç²Ô·±ð°ù ²ú±ô³Ü»å²µÂ·±ð´Ç²Ô·±ð±ð°ù [bluhj-, uh, -, neer], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bludgeon1

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

Origin of bludgeon1

C18: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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"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".

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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.

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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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