Definition of BLUDGEON

bludgeon

Meanings

Plural: bludgeons

Noun

  • a club used as a weapon
  • A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

Verb

  • overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
    • "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
  • strike with a club or a bludgeon
  • To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of Cornish origin (recorded as blogon c. 1450) or from Middle French bougeon, a diminutive of bouge (“club, stick”).

Synonyms

club, cudgel, harass, pummel

Scrabble Score: 12

bludgeon is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bludgeon is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bludgeon is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

bludgeon is a valid Words With Friends word