cudgel

Meaning of cudgel

noun

a short, thick stick used as a weapon.

verb
  1. beat with a cudgel.
    they would lie in wait and cudgel her to death

Old English cycgel, of unknown origin.

Information about cudgel

  • The plural form of cudgel is: cudgels.
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Hyphenation of cudgel

cud-gel

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • cudgel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cudgel synonyms

Meaning fustigate:

fustigate

Meaning an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity:

club

Meaning a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon:

bludgeon

Meaning a long, thin piece of wood used for support in walking or as a weapon:

stick

Meaning a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer:

truncheon

Meaning a police officer's truncheon:

baton, nightstick

Meaning a thorny Eurasian shrub which bears white flowers before the leaves appear, followed by astringent blue-black fruits (sloes):

blackthorn

Meaning a heavy club with a spiked metal head:

mace

Meaning an implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis:

bat

Meaning a gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling 21 and no more:

blackjack

Meaning a tin or enamel cooking pot with a lid and a wire handle, for use when camping:

billy

Meaning a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon:

shillelagh

Meaning (in South Asia) a long, heavy iron-bound bamboo stick used as a weapon, especially by police:

lathi

Meaning (in South Asia) a large stick used as a weapon by a policeman or guard:

danda

Meaning a short, thick stick with a knobbed head, traditionally used as a club or missile by some indigenous peoples of South Africa:

kierie

Meaning a short stick with a knob at the top, traditionally used as a weapon by some indigenous peoples of South Africa:

knobkerrie

Meaning a thick, heavy stick or bar used as a weapon:

cosh

Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:

beat

Meaning strike repeatedly with hard blows:

batter

Meaning strike hard and violently:

bash

Meaning take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force:

attack

Meaning make a physical attack on:

assault

Translation of cudgel

Words that rhyme with cudgel

ridgel, fodgel, becudgel

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