bludgeon

The definition of a bludgeon is a thick heavy club typically used as a weapon.

(noun)

A nightstick used to beat someone is an example of a bludgeon.

Bludgeon is defined as to use force or bullying to get someone to do what you want, or to beat someone repeatedly with a heavy object or stick.

(verb)

When you yell at someone and bully him until he gives into your whims, this is an example of when you bludgeon him into submission.
When you use a baseball bat to beat someone until he is unconscious, this is an example of when you bludgeon him.

See bludgeon in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a short club with a thick, heavy, or loaded end

Origin: ? altered < MFr bougeon, dim. of bouge, a club

transitive verb, intransitive verb

See bludgeon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.

transitive verb bludg·eoned, bludg·eon·ing, bludg·eons

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