🥢cudgel

noun/verb
/ˈkʌdʒ.əl/

Meaning

A short, thick stick used as a weapon; to beat with a cudgel.

Example Sentences

The guard used a cudgel to chase away the thief.

Example Expressions

take up the cudgels

Synonyms

club, stick, baton, staff, bludgeon

Antonyms

caress, protect, support

Collocations

wooden cudgel, heavy cudgel, wield a cudgel, take up the cudgels

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