Cudgel

noun

/ˈkʌdʒəl/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.

"The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates."

2.nounAnything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.

3.verbTo strike with a cudgel.

"The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters."

4.verbTo exercise (one's wits or brains).

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