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knüppeln — meaning in English

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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.

Senses

knüppeln is used for these senses in English:

  • baton (transitive) To strike with a baton.
  • bludgeon (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • club (transitive) To hit with a club.

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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