to cudgel
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9.4
- verb
- /ˈkʌdʒəl/
:
golpear
- The chieftain cudgels his Celt attacker across the head.
Examples
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Sarah leans down to look, and the courier cudgels her across the neck.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the movie, the hero cudgelled the villain to save the innocent bystanders.
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The soldier cudgelled the enemy soldier during the fierce battle.
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He cudgelled the attacking animal to drive it away from the camp.
Synonyms
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1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
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3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
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4.8
To hit something forcefully with a whip
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7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
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8.6
To beat someone with a long thin stick as punishment
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5.1
To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick
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7.4
To hit someone with a flat board as punishment
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7.2
To hit something very hard with a large heavy tool with a long handle
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9.9
To hit someone with a stick or club
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9.0
To hit someone or something hard, often by accident
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9.3
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
To hit someone with a stick as punishment
To hit something hard with a heavy hammer that has a long handle
To knock someone to the ground as if hit by a heavy weapon
Idioms
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cudgel as a verb grew from the noun for a short, thick stick and came to mean 'to beat with one', like hitting someone with a small club. So, to cudgel someone is to hit or beat them with a short, heavy stick.