bludgeons
Beats with clubs
Bludgeons is the plural of bludgeon, a short heavy club used as a weapon, typically thicker at one end.
To bludgeon is to strike repeatedly with such a weapon or something similar: The victim had been bludgeoned to death.
Figuratively, to bludgeon someone is to coerce them through persistent pressure: They bludgeoned him into signing the contract.
Heavy striking sticks
- cudgelsShort heavy clubs
- truncheonsShort police clubs
- batonsHandheld directing sticks
- blackjacksLeather-wrapped hand weapons
maces · nightsticks · coshes · shillelaghs · billy clubs · saps · hammers · mallets
Repeated striking or pulsing
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- batteringRepeated forceful striking
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
thrashing · assaulting · smashing · pounding · bashing · walloping · clobbering · bruising
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- pressuringExerting influence to compel
- forcingCompelling through pressure
- browbeatingIntimidating with stern pressure
strong-arming · hammering · overwhelming · steamrolling · dominating · badgering · hectoring · haranguing
clubs
Heavy striking sticks
- cudgelsShort heavy clubs
- truncheonsShort police clubs
- batonsHandheld directing sticks
blackjacks · maces · nightsticks · coshes · shillelaghs · billy clubs · saps · hammers · mallets · war clubs
beating
Repeated striking or pulsing
clubbing · thrashing · assaulting · smashing · pounding · bashing · walloping · clobbering · bruising · attack
bullying
Aggressive repeated intimidation
- intimidatingInspiring fear or unease
- pressuringExerting influence to compel
- forcingCompelling through pressure
browbeating · strong-arming · hammering · overwhelming · steamrolling · dominating · badgering · hectoring · haranguing · manipulating
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures