Word: cudgel
Phonetic:
/ˈkʌdʒəl/
Listen:
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon. Example: The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates.
Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
To strike with a cudgel. Example: The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters.
To exercise (one's wits or brains).
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