noun🔗ShareA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon."The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates."weaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another."The boss used the threat of firing people as a cudgel to get everyone to work overtime without pay. "weaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike with a cudgel."The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters."actionweaponmilitarypolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exercise (one's wits or brains)."I had to cudgel my brains to remember the answer to the history question. "mindactionphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
