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to bludgeon
01
to forcefully pressure someone to do something
Ditransitive: to bludgeon sb into sth
Examples
The aggressive salesperson attempted to bludgeon customers into buying unnecessary products.
02
to violently strike someone repeatedly with a heavy stick
Transitive: to bludgeon sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bludgeon
3rd person singular
bludgeons
Present participle
bludgeoning
Past simple
bludgeoned
Past participle
bludgeoned
Examples
The assailant bludgeoned his victim with a tire iron, leaving them unconscious and bleeding.
Bludgeon
01
a thick, usually short stick or club used to hit or strike, often intended as a weapon
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
bludgeons
Examples
The guard carried a bludgeon for protection.
Lexical Tree
bludgeoner
bludgeon
