bludgeon

nouns

a club used as a weapon

bludgeon

is a type of (narrower)

stout stick that is larger at one end

"he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"

overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club

"The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"

bludgeon

is a type of (narrower)

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

"He squeezed her for information"

strike with a club or a bludgeon

bludgeon, club

is derived from