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bludgeon | bash |

As a noun bludgeon

is a short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

As a verb bludgeon

is to strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

As an acronym bash is

(computing) name of the (the "shell") for unix-like operating system.

bludgeon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon .

    See also

    * truncheon

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.
  • To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.
  • Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.

    Synonyms

    * (to club) cudgel * (coerce) harrass, pummel

    Derived terms

    * bludgeoner

    References

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    bash

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), akin to Swedish .

    Verb

    (es)
  • To strike heavily.
  • To collide.
  • To criticize harshly.
  • Noun

    (es)
  • A large party; gala event.
  • They had a big bash to celebrate their tenth anniversary.
  • An attack that consists of placing all one's weight into a downward attack with one's fists.
  • Derived terms

    * bashment

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m). See (abash).

    Verb

  • To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
  • * Spenser
  • His countenance was bold and bashed not.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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