maczuga — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- cudgel noun A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- mace noun A heavy club, often with a spiked or knobbed head, historically used as a weapon.
Senses
maczuga is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- cudgel A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- cudgel (figurative) Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
- mace A ceremonial form of this weapon.
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.
club — full definition
- noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
- noun A heavy stick used as a weapon, or (in sports) an implement used to strike a ball, such as in golf.
- noun A venue offering entertainment, especially music and dancing (a nightclub).
- verb To hit someone or something with a heavy stick or similar object.
- verb To join together to form a group, or to pool money for a shared purpose.