BLUDGEON


Meaning of BLUDGEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ blʌdʒ(ə)n ]

( bludgeons, bludgeoning, bludgeoned)

1.

To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.

He broke into the old man’s house and bludgeoned him with a hammer...

A wealthy businessman has been found bludgeoned to death.

VERB : V n , V-ed to n

2.

If someone bludgeons you into doing something, they make you do it by behaving aggressively.

Their approach simply bludgeons you into submission...

= bulldoze

VERB : V n into n / -ing

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