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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cudg•el /ˈkʌdʒəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing, or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. [countable] - a short, thick stick used as a weapon;
club.
v. [~ + object] - to strike with a cudgel;
beat.
Idioms- Idioms cudgel one's brains, to try hard to understand or remember:I was cudgeling my brains to recall her name.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cudg•el (kuj′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -eled, -el•ing, or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. n. - a short, thick stick used as a weapon;
club. - Idioms take up the cudgels, to come to the defense or aid of someone or something.
v.t. - to strike with a cudgel;
beat. - Idioms cudgel one's brains, to try to comprehend or remember:I cudgeled my brains to recall her name.
- bef. 900; Middle English cuggel, Old English cycgel; akin to German Kugel ball
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cudgel /ˈkʌdʒəl/ n - a short stout stick used as a weapon
- take up the cudgels ⇒
often followed by for or on behalf of: to join in a dispute, esp to defend oneself or another
vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( US -els, -eling, -eled)- (transitive) to strike with a cudgel or similar weapon
- cudgel one's brains ⇒ to think hard about a problem
Etymology: Old English cycgel; related to Middle Dutch koghele stick with knob |