mazza — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bat noun A small, flying, mostly nocturnal mammal with wings made of skin stretched between its fingers.
- 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.
- mace noun A heavy club, often with a spiked or knobbed head, historically used as a weapon.
- maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
- priest noun A person trained and ordained to lead religious services and rites in a church or temple.
- sledgehammer noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
Senses
mazza is used for these senses in English:
- bat (intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
- 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.
- mace A ceremonial form of this weapon.
- maul A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- priest A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
- sledgehammer A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
bat — full definition
- noun A small, flying, mostly nocturnal mammal with wings made of skin stretched between its fingers.
- noun A wooden or metal club used to hit the ball in sports such as baseball and cricket.
- verb To take a turn hitting the ball in games like cricket or baseball.
- verb To strike or swipe at something, often playfully or lightly.
bludgeon — full definition
- noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
- verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
- verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.