bludgeon

[US]/'blʌdʒ(ə)n/
[UK]/'blʌdʒən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a short, heavy club
vt. & vi. to hit or strike with a heavy club

Phrases & Collocations

to bludgeon someone

Example Sentences

the bludgeon of satire

bludgeon sb. into doing sth.

she was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission.

She had been bludgeoned to death.

had to be bludgeoned into fulfilling his responsibilities. See also Synonyms at threaten

Synonyms bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize

The man that drives a tractor often uses the language of dog vituperation a pig to scold asbestine, return bludgeon occur simultaneously occasionally.

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