bludgeon
/ˈblʌdʒən; `blʌdʒən/ n
short thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon 大头短棒（用作武器）. bludgeon, v
1 [Tn] hit (sb) repeatedly with a bludgeon, or with any heavy object （用大头短棒或其他重物）连击（某人）
He had been bludgeoned to death. 他被大头短棒连击致死.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (into doing sth) (fig 比喻) force sb (to do sth) 强迫某人（做某事）
They tried to bludgeon me into telling them, but I refused. 他们尽力迫使我告诉他们, 但我拒绝了.