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bludg•eon
Pronunciation: (bluj'un), [key]—
n.
a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
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v.t.
1. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
2. to force into something; coerce; bully:
The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.