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bludgeons

bludgeons is the plural of bludgeon.

bludgeons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bludgeon.

Meaning of bludgeon

Noun

bludgeon (plural bludgeons)

  1. A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
    • We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.
  2. (figuratively) Something used to coerce someone.
    • Because it could be used as a bludgeon to force industries to accept any terms, however unreasonable or unfair, the Overton-Russell amendment ought to be discarded by the House of Representatives.1940 August 29, “Action in the Senate”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

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Questions about bludgeons

What is bludgeons the plural of?
Bludgeons is the plural of bludgeon.

Words near bludgeons in the dictionary

  1. bludgeoners
  2. bludgeoning
  3. bludgeonings
  4. bludgeonman
  5. bludgeonry
  6. bludgeons
  7. bludger
  8. bludgers
  9. bludges
  10. bludging
  11. bluds

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