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English noun: bludgeon | |||
| 1. | bludgeon (artifact) a club used as a weapon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | club | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blackjack, cosh, sap | ||
English verb: bludgeon | |||
| 1. | bludgeon (social) overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club | ||
| Samples | The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | ||
| 2. | bludgeon (contact) strike with a club or a bludgeon | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to bludgeon his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | club | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
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