noun
- a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
verb (used with object)
- to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
- to force into something; coerce; bully: The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.
noun
- a stout heavy club, typically thicker at one end
- a person, line of argument, etc, that is effective but unsubtle
verb (tr)
- to hit or knock down with or as with a bludgeon
- (often foll by into) to force; bully; coercethey bludgeoned him into accepting the job
1802, from earlier noun bludgeon “short club” (1730), of unknown origin. Related: Bludgeoned; bludgeoning.
“short club,” 1730, of unknown origin.