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- Dictionarybludgeon/ˈblʌdʒ(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon: "maces and spiked bludgeons"
verb
- 1. beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object: "she was found bludgeoned to death in the basement" Similar
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BLUDGEON definition: 1. to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon: 2. to force someone to do something…. Learn more.
The meaning of BLUDGEON is a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon. How to use bludgeon in a sentence.
a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end. 2. a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle. verb (transitive) 3. to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon. 4. (often foll by into) to force; bully; coerce. they bludgeoned him into accepting the job.
Bludgeon definition: a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.. See examples of BLUDGEON used in a sentence.
bludgeon somebody (into something/into doing something) to force somebody to do something, especially by arguing with them. They tried to bludgeon me into joining their protest. She was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission.
Definitions of 'bludgeon'. 1. To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object. [...] 2. If someone bludgeons you into doing something, they make you do it by behaving aggressively. [...] More.
Bludgeon Definition. A short club with a thick, heavy, or loaded end. To hit with a heavy club or similar blunt instrument. To strike with or as with a bludgeon. To bully or coerce. To overcome, often by intimidation or coercion. To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
bludgeon. verb [ T ] uk / ˈblʌdʒ ə n / us. Add to word list. to hit someone several times with a heavy object: [ often passive ] She was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. (Definition of bludgeon from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a short, heavy club with one end thicker and heavier than the other. v.t. 2. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon. 3. to force into something; bully. [1720–30; orig. uncertain]
As a noun, a bludgeon refers to a heavy club used as a weapon. Synonyms for bludgeon include truncheon, nightstick, cudgel, and billy club. The verb bludgeon developed from the noun form. It means to strike repeatedly with a heavy club or similar weapon.
