bludgeon

bludg·eon

B0342000 (blŭj′ən)n. A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.tr.v. bludg·eoned, bludg·eon·ing, bludg·eons 1. To hit with a heavy club or similar blunt instrument.2. To strike with strong force: "The fields were often baked by the sun and bludgeoned by savage thunderstorms" (Linda Hasselstrom).3. To overcome, often by intimidation or coercion.

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bludg′eon·er, bludg′eon·eer′ (-ə-nîr′) n.

bludgeon

(ˈblʌdʒən) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end2. a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtlevb (tr) 3. to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon4. (often foll by into) to force; bully; coerce: they bludgeoned him into accepting the job. [C18: of uncertain origin] ˈbludgeoner n

bludg•eon

(ˈblʌdʒ ən)
n. 1. a short, heavy club with one end thicker and heavier than the other. v.t. 2. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon. 3. to force into something; bully. [1720–30; orig. uncertain] bludg′eon•er, n.

bludgeon

Past participle: bludgeoned
Gerund: bludgeoning

Imperative
bludgeon
bludgeon

Present
I bludgeon
you bludgeon
he/she/it bludgeons
we bludgeon
you bludgeon
they bludgeon

Preterite
I bludgeoned
you bludgeoned
he/she/it bludgeoned
we bludgeoned
you bludgeoned
they bludgeoned

Present Continuous
I am bludgeoning
you are bludgeoning
he/she/it is bludgeoning
we are bludgeoning
you are bludgeoning
they are bludgeoning

Present Perfect
I have bludgeoned
you have bludgeoned
he/she/it has bludgeoned
we have bludgeoned
you have bludgeoned
they have bludgeoned

Past Continuous
I was bludgeoning
you were bludgeoning
he/she/it was bludgeoning
we were bludgeoning
you were bludgeoning
they were bludgeoning

Past Perfect
I had bludgeoned
you had bludgeoned
he/she/it had bludgeoned
we had bludgeoned
you had bludgeoned
they had bludgeoned

Future
I will bludgeon
you will bludgeon
he/she/it will bludgeon
we will bludgeon
you will bludgeon
they will bludgeon

Future Perfect
I will have bludgeoned
you will have bludgeoned
he/she/it will have bludgeoned
we will have bludgeoned
you will have bludgeoned
they will have bludgeoned

Future Continuous
I will be bludgeoning
you will be bludgeoning
he/she/it will be bludgeoning
we will be bludgeoning
you will be bludgeoning
they will be bludgeoning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bludgeoning
you have been bludgeoning
he/she/it has been bludgeoning
we have been bludgeoning
you have been bludgeoning
they have been bludgeoning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bludgeoning
you will have been bludgeoning
he/she/it will have been bludgeoning
we will have been bludgeoning
you will have been bludgeoning
they will have been bludgeoning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bludgeoning
you had been bludgeoning
he/she/it had been bludgeoning
we had been bludgeoning
you had been bludgeoning
they had been bludgeoning

Conditional
I would bludgeon
you would bludgeon
he/she/it would bludgeon
we would bludgeon
you would bludgeon
they would bludgeon

Past Conditional
I would have bludgeoned
you would have bludgeoned
he/she/it would have bludgeoned
we would have bludgeoned
you would have bludgeoned
they would have bludgeoned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bludgeon - a club used as a weapon cosh, blackjack, sap - a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting peopleclub - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
Verb	1.	bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	2.	bludgeon - strike with a club or a bludgeonclubhit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

bludgeon

verb1. club, batter, beat, strike, belt (informal), clobber (slang), pound, cosh (Brit.), cudgel A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death.2. bully, force, cow, intimidate, railroad (informal), hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, steamroller, browbeat, tyrannize His relentless aggression bludgeons you into seeing his point.noun1. club, stick, baton, truncheon, cosh (Brit.), cudgel, shillelagh, bastinado I rather feel that the bludgeon has replaced the rapier.

bludgeon

verbTo domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.Informal: strong-arm.

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