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Meanings of bludgeon in English
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
Usage of bludgeon in English
1
It seeks to use state power as a rapier not a bludgeon.
2
It was the hand of the man; that hand was a bludgeon.
3
They must have lost my track completely after their bludgeon-man was arrested.
4
The changes would mean farmers could bludgeon newborn calves only in emergencies.
5
Assassination isn't just a political tool-it'sa bludgeon, not a precise instrument.
6
Strickland employed not the rapier of sarcasm but the bludgeon of invective.
7
A ruffian stood on either side of the door with uplifted bludgeon.
8
The bludgeon stroke stunned Lucien, but he raised his head at Mme.
9
Instantly knife, pistol, and bludgeon clattered on the floor at his feet.
10
Cordelia retreated a step, her makeshift bludgeon now hanging at her knee.
11
Such a letter as this was like a blow from a bludgeon.
12
Their feet lagged, and he shoved them before him, flourishing his bludgeon.
13
He took his bludgeon in both hands and stepped through the door.
14
It seemed unlikely that he was there to bludgeon or rob me.
15
Down with your arms, each of you-downthat knife, down that bludgeon.
16
We are far here from Swift's bludgeon and from Voltaire's poisoned needle.
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Bludgeon across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common