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棍棒 — meaning in English

gùn bàng

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English meaning

  • baton noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  • bludgeon noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  • club noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
  • truncheon noun A short heavy stick used as a weapon, especially the baton carried by police.

Senses

棍棒 is used for these senses in English:

  • baton (military) A ceremonial staff of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military office.
  • bludgeon A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • club (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
  • truncheon A short staff, a club; a cudgel.

baton — full definition

  1. noun A short stick used by a police officer as a weapon or by a conductor to lead an orchestra.
  2. noun A short rod passed from runner to runner in a relay race.

bludgeon — full definition

  1. noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  2. verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
  3. verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.

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