bludgeonverb [ T ]
uk/ˈblʌdʒ.ən/us/ˈblʌdʒ.ən/to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon:
The two boys had been mercilessly bludgeoned to death.
to force someone to do something:
The managers bludgeoned us into agreeing to the changes.
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Physical & sexual assault & abduction
- abduct
- abduction
- aggravated assault
- assault
- beating
- go for sb
- grievous bodily harm
- grooming
- happy slapping
- indecent assault
- indecent exposure
- lay
- mug
- rape
- set about sb
- set on/upon sb
- set sb/sth on sb
- sexual abuse
- sic
- violate
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Causing somebody to act
bludgeonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈblʌdʒ.ən/us/ˈblʌdʒ.ən/a heavy stick that is thick at one end and is used as a weapon
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blackjack
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- boomerang
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- kirpan
- rapier
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
- shield
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