bludgeon (verb)

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• bludgeon — ► NOUN ▪ a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon. ► VERB 1) beat with a bludgeon. 2) bully into doing something. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

• bludgeon — UK [ˈblʌdʒ(ə)n] / US [ˈblʌdʒən] verb [transitive] Word forms bludgeon : present tense I/you/we/they bludgeon he/she/it bludgeons present participle bludgeoning past tense bludgeoned past participle bludgeoned 1) to hit someone hard with a heavy… …   English dictionary

• bludgeon — 1. noun /blʌdʒ.ən/ A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end. We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon. 2. verb /blʌdʒ.ən/ a) To strike or hit with something har …   Wiktionary

• bludgeon — bludg|eon [ blʌdʒən ] verb transitive 1. ) to hit someone hard with a heavy object: bludgeon someone to death: Atkinson had been bludgeoned to death in his apartment. 2. ) to force someone to do something by repeated arguments or threats:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bludgeon — [[t]blʌ̱ʤ(ə)n[/t]] bludgeons, bludgeoning, bludgeoned 1) VERB To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object. [V n] He broke into the old man s house and bludgeoned him with a hammer... [V ed to n] A wealthy businessman… …   English dictionary

• bludgeon — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1730 1. a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon 2. something used to attack or bully < the bludgeon of satire > II. transitive verb Date: 1868 1. to hit with heavy… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bludgeon into — phr verb Bludgeon into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑submission …   Collocations dictionary

• bludgeon — [ blʌdʒ(ə)n] noun a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon. verb 1》 beat with a bludgeon. 2》 bully into doing something. Origin C18: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• bludgeon — /ˈblʌdʒən / (say blujuhn) noun 1. a short, heavy club with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier than the other. –verb (t) 2. to strike or fell with a bludgeon. 3. to force (someone) into something; bully. {origin unknown} –bludgeoner, noun …  

• bludgeon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. club. v. t. coerce, bully; club. See compulsion, attack. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: browbeat, bulldoze, bully,… …   English dictionary for students

• bludgeon — 1 verb (T) 1 (into/out of) to force someone to do something by making threats or arguing with them 2 to hit someone several times with something heavy: bludgeoned to death 2 noun (C) a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English