Bludgeon

n.

1.

A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier that the other, used as an offensive weapon.

Noun	1.	bludgeon - a club used as a weapon
Verb	1.	bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
	2.	bludgeon - strike with a club or a bludgeon Synonyms: club

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