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Bludgeon

//ˈblʊd͡ʒ.ən// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
"We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon."
2
a club used as a weapon wordnet

Verb

1
To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club. transitive
"The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death."
2
strike with a club or a bludgeon wordnet
3
To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon. transitive
"Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions."
4
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).

Etymology 2

First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).

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