Knüppel — meaning in English

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.
• cudgel noun A thick, heavy stick used as a weapon.
• stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

Knüppel is used for these senses in English:

• baton (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
• bludgeon A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
• cudgel A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
• stick A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.

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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