What does bludgeon mean?
Definitions for bludgeon
ˈblʌdʒ ənblud·geon
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bludgeon.
Princeton's WordNet
bludgeonverb
a club used as a weapon
bludgeonverb
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
"The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
club, bludgeonverb
strike with a club or a bludgeon
Wiktionary
bludgeonnoun
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.
bludgeonverb
To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.
bludgeonverb
To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.
Etymology: First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of origin or from bougeon, a diminutive of bouge.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bludgeonnoun
A short stick, with one end loaded, used as an offensive weapon.
ChatGPT
bludgeon
A bludgeon is a heavy weapon used for striking, typically a short, thick stick or club. It can also be used as a verb, meaning to hit someone repeatedly with a heavy object or to coerce someone into doing something.
Webster Dictionary
Bludgeonnoun
a short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon
Wikidata
Bludgeon
Bludgeon is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers universes. For trademark reasons, he is now marketed by Hasbro as Decepticon Bludgeon. They are all Decepticon warriors who turn into tanks.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bludgeon
blud′jun, n. a short stick with a heavy end to strike with. [First in 18th century; origin very obscure; from a cant word conn. with Blood.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
bludgeon
A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier than the other, used as an offensive weapon.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bludgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bludgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of bludgeon in a Sentence
There is no justification for this except to bludgeon the competition.
They're scaring the living hell out of people, and I see it, again, as like, oh, let's bludgeon Trump with this new hoax.
If you were playing baseball against a team and you're trying to get a lot of runs and the other team is trying to bludgeon you to death, is it shocking that you're not scoring as many runs as maybe you should be scoring? No. The other team is just trying to beat you with baseball bats, you know?
He pulled out a revolver, threatened me and said,' You can't live without me,' he began playing Russian roulette, and in between spinning the revolver, he would hit me on the back of the head and try to bludgeon me.
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- къса сопаBulgarian
- obušekCzech
- niederknüppeln, aufzwingen, Knüppel, knüppelnGerman
- clava, cachiporra, garrote, aporrear, porra, mazaSpanish
- soutirer, matraquer, matraqueFrench
- गदाHindi
- furkósbot, husáng, fütykös, bunkósbotHungarian
- մահակArmenian
- mazzaItalian
- 棍棒Japanese
- келтекте, таякта, союл, келтек, таякKyrgyz
- afdwingen, knuppel, neerknuppelenDutch
- klubbeNorwegian Nynorsk
- klubbe, klubbe nedNorwegian
- walnąć, pałkaPolish
- clavaPortuguese
- дубина, дубинка, палицаRussian
- klubbaSwedish
- sopaTurkish
- bludgeonVietnamese
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