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   Bludg·eon

   /ˈbləj(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon: "price is constantly used as a bludgeon against the company by reviewers who can't find anything bad to say about its products"

   verb

   • 1. beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object: "she was found bludgeoned to death in the basement" Similar battercudgelclubstrikehitbeatbeat uphammerthrashinformal:clobber
   • ▪ force or bully (someone) to do something: "she was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission" Similar coerceforcecompelpresspressurizepressuredrivebullybrowbeathectorbadgerdragoonsteamrollerobligemakeprevail onconstraininformal:strong-armrailroadbulldozeput the screws onturn/tighten the screws on
   • ▪ make one's way by brute force: "he bludgeoned his way through the crowd"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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