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to bludgeon

23 8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
  • verb
  • /ˈblʌdʒən/
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  • It's a wonder you weren't bludgeoned.
  • bludgeoned to death
  • bludgeoned and strangled
  • bludgeoned and stabbed

Though you could always just bludgeon your opponents over the head when you lose.

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Examples

  • Though you could always just bludgeon your opponents over the head when you lose.

  • Was he gonna bludgeon Gaston with his Merc-Certified walker or something?

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  • This kinda thing makes a man wanna bludgeon his family and get drunk.

  • Like I would bludgeon Mari for a chance to be with that man.

  • He's going to bludgeon me to death with the pan here if I don't get up and do something.

  • The caveman would have then realized that the cave was fine and then proceeded to bludgeon the critic with a stone.

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  • Mom suddenly bludgeons Juror #8 over the head with the telephone receiver.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • And what Ali saw was George Foreman had so much anger in him that when he came out, he just came out to bludgeon whoever was in front of him.

  • I bludgeoned her!

  • He decided to bludgeon the door open when he couldn't find his keys.

Synonyms

to hit
vsto bludgeon
1.0

To strike someone or something with force

means repeated strikes with heavy objects rather than general impact
to strike
vsto bludgeon
553 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

specifies repeated heavy object hitting rather than any forceful contact
to punch
vsto bludgeon
455 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than quick fist hits
to beat up
vsto bludgeon
  • Offensive
271 4.1

To attack someone by hitting them again and again to hurt them

focuses on repeated heavy object strikes rather than general assault by any means
to whack
vsto bludgeon
250 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

uses repeated heavy object blows rather than occasional loud strikes
to hammer
vsto bludgeon
198 1.6

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

uses repeated heavy blows aimed at injuring rather than shaping materials
to batter
vsto bludgeon
187 3.5

To hit something many times so it becomes damaged

adds the idea of heavy tool strikes rather than any repeated hits
to smack
vsto bludgeon
164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

uses heavy blunt objects repeatedly rather than single open hand blows
to bash
vsto bludgeon
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73 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

involves repeated heavy object strikes rather than occasional hard hits
to bashing
vsto bludgeon
  • NSFW
57 3.2

To hit something or someone hard and repeatedly

uses heavy blunt instruments repeatedly rather than just hard hits
to pummel
vsto bludgeon
46 6.7

Hit something many times, usually with your fists

uses heavy blunt objects for repeated strikes rather than fists
to whop
vsto bludgeon
  • Informal
43 7.9

To hit someone or something very hard

involves repeated heavy object strikes rather than a single strong blow
to clobber
vsto bludgeon
  • NSFW
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

involves striking with heavy blunt tools rather than unspecified blows
to beat to a pulp
vsto bludgeon
  • Offensive
15 7.6

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly

uses heavy object strikes specifically rather than general severe beating
to bash in
vsto bludgeon
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13 7.5

Hit something hard so it breaks or opens

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than a single violent blow
to slug
vsto bludgeon
  • Informal
10 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

uses heavy blunt objects repeatedly rather than strong fist hits
to club
vsto bludgeon
8 5.1

To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick

uses repeated blows with such heavy tools rather than single strikes
to thrash
vsto bludgeon
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7 6.5

Hit someone hard, often as punishment or in a fight

uses heavy object strikes repeatedly rather than general hard beating
to headbutt
vsto bludgeon
4 6.1

To hit someone or something hard with your head

uses heavy object strikes rather than using the head to hit
to strike hard
vsto bludgeon
3 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

adds repeated heavy object strikes rather than single forceful blows
to wallop
vsto bludgeon
  • Informal
2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than one very hard hit
to swack
vsto bludgeon
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To hit someone or something hard

focuses on repeated heavy object hitting rather than single forceful strikes
to biff
vsto bludgeon
  • Informal
1 9.8

To hit someone or something suddenly and hard, often with your fist

uses repeated heavy object blows rather than sudden fist strikes
to cudgel
vsto bludgeon
1 9.4

To hit someone with a short thick stick

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than single forceful hits
to pommel
vsto bludgeon
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1 9.3

To hit someone or something again and again with your fists

uses heavy blunt tools instead of repeated fist strikes
to baste
vsto bludgeon
  • Offensive
1 9.5

To hit someone repeatedly and very hard

specifies repeated heavy object striking for harm rather than general violence
to boff
vsto bludgeon
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1 9.0

To hit someone or something hard, often by accident

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than sudden informal hits
to poleaxe
vsto bludgeon
  • Archaic
9.9

To knock someone to the ground as if hit by a heavy weapon

uses repeated heavy object strikes rather than a single knockdown blow
to lambast
vsto bludgeon
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8.8

To hit someone many times with a stick

uses heavier blunt objects rather than thin sticks
to smackdown
vsto bludgeon
  • Informal
8.6

To hit someone hard so they fall down

uses repeated heavy object blows rather than a single knockdown strike
to bash someone's face in
vsto bludgeon
  • NSFW
9.9

To hit someone's face very hard to hurt them

involves repeated heavy object strikes to injure generally rather than a single facial attack

Antonyms

1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

How Violent

to maul
  • NSFW
29 7.2
to bludgeon
  • NSFW
23 8.8
to beat
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1.2
to hit
1.0
tap
66 1.0

Surface Forms

bludgeon infinitive
bludgeoned past
bludgeoned past participle
bludgeoning present participle
bludgeons third person singular

Etymology

Bludgeon as a verb comes from the noun for a heavy club. It originally meant 'to beat with a club', so today bludgeon means 'to strike someone repeatedly with a heavy object'.