noun🔗ShareGarrote, porraA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon."The guard hefted his cudgel menacingly and looked at the inmates."El guardia levantó su garrote amenazadoramente y miró a los reclusos.weaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGarrote, porraAnything 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. "El jefe usó la amenaza de despedir a la gente como un garrote para obligar a todos a trabajar horas extras sin paga.weaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGolpear con un garroteTo strike with a cudgel."The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters."El oficial fue golpeado violentamente con un garrote en medio de los alborotadores.actionweaponmilitarypolicewarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEjercitar el ingenio, exprimir el cerebroTo exercise (one's wits or brains)."I had to cudgel my brains to remember the answer to the history question. "Tuve que exprimir mi cerebro para recordar la respuesta a la pregunta de historia.mindactionphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
