bludgeon
11bludgeon — blud|geon1 [ˈblʌdʒən] v [T] 1.) to hit someone several times with something heavy ▪ He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. 2.) to force someone to do something by making threats or arguing with them bludgeon into ▪ I won t let myself be… …
12bludgeon — 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 …
13bludgeon — 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:… …
14bludgeon — 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… …
15bludgeon — bludgeoner, bludgeoneer /bluj euh near /, n. /bluj euhn/, n. 1. a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other. v.t. 2. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon. 3. to force into something; coerce; bully: The boss …
16bludgeon — [[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… …
17bludgeon — bludg·eon || blÊŒdÊ’É™n n. club, truncheon, cudgel v. strike with a bludgeon, hit with heavy impact …
18bludgeon — [ 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 …
19bludgeon — bludg•eon [[t]ˈblʌdʒ ən[/t]] n. 1) a short, heavy club with one end thicker and heavier than the other 2) to strike or knock down with a bludgeon 3) to force into something; bully • Etymology: 1720–30; orig. uncert. bludg′eon•er, n …
20bludgeon — /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 …
