Bludgeon (Verb)
Meaning 1
Overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The negotiations bludgeoned the opposing team into accepting the unfavorable deal.
- Through repetition, the advertisement bludgeoned viewers into remembering its catchy jingle.
- Harsh criticism bludgeoned the writer into making substantial revisions to the manuscript.
- The high-pressure sales tactics bludgeoned the customer into buying an expensive model.
- The manager bludgeoned the team into meeting the impossible deadline by working overtime.
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Meaning 2
Strike with a club or a bludgeon.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The medieval knight raised his mace to bludgeon his enemy in the battle.
- The attacker attempted to bludgeon the victim with a heavy pipe.
- A heavy hammer was used to bludgeon the large chunk of ice into smaller pieces.
- In the intense fight scene, the actor had to pretend to be about to bludgeon his co-star with a baseball bat.
- The thug threatened to bludgeon the store clerk if he didn't open the safe immediately.