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Definition of "bludgeon" []

  • A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end. (noun)
  • To hit with or as if with a heavy club. (verb-transitive)
  • To overcome by or as if by using a heavy club. See Synonyms at intimidate. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bludgeon" in a sentence
  • "Also, I do not feel that having Krissy mail the book rather than having you show up at my doorstep clad in a pirate outfit and swinging the book like a bludgeon is a bad thing."
  • "Rorschach will even hold onto these weapons, and his brutal finishers get even nastier when there is a crowbar involved, though watching him wield a knife like a bludgeon is a bit silly."
  • "He adds that the White House had to "bludgeon" the press to see reality."