bludgeon
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- club, cosh (Brit.), cudgel, truncheon
[verb]
Synonyms:
- club, beat up, cosh (Brit.), cudgel, knock down, strike
- bully, bulldoze (informal), coerce, force, railroad (informal), steamroller

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. blud‧geon¹ /ˈblʌdʒən/ verb [transitive]

1. to hit someone several times with something heavy:
He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.

2. to force someone to do something by making threats or arguing with them
bludgeon into
I won’t let myself be bludgeoned into marriage.

3. bludgeon your way through/to/past etc somebody/something to get somewhere, or achieve something, by pushing past other people or not caring about them

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. bludgeon² noun [countable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from Old French bougeon, from bouge 'stick for hitting people']
a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲