bludgeon has definitions from the field of arms
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[ noun ] (arms) a club used as a weapon

Used in print

(Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)

On Election_Day - November 4 - he energetically marshalled his force of bludgeon men , bribers , and experts in forging repeat votes .

Related terms

club blackjack

2
[ verb ] overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

Examples

"The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

Related terms

coerce

3
[ verb ] strike with a club or a bludgeon

Synonyms

club

Related terms

hit club bludgeoner

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