bludgeon Definition
bludg·eon (bluj′ən)
noun
a short club with a thick, heavy, or loaded end
Etymology: ? altered < MFr bougeon, dim. of bouge, a club
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to strike with or as with a bludgeon
- to bully or coerce
bludgeon Usage Examples
Object
- weapon: Shields used during the Middle Ages were also used as bludgeoning weapons.
- viewer: But avoid using them to bludgeon the viewer when the rest of the garden isn't properly Japanese style.
- boundary: Trescothick, however, takes no mercy on a wide one and bludgeons another boundary.
- teacher: You can't bludgeon teachers over the head with imperious dictats.
Preposition: with
pipe: Most dogs are hung, bludgeoned with pipes or hammers, or electrocuted.
Preposition: into
submission: By late afternoon my dreams were shattered by dark forces, my aspirations bludgeoned into submission.
Converse of object
load: The horns now blew in all directions, and an indiscriminate attack was made upon us with large bludgeons heavily loaded with molten lead.
Modifying Another Word
then: He ordered the drinks, sat down & then bludgeoned his pint all over himself and the poor girl.
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