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Definition of cudgel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cudgel

verb
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
(British English)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cudgel
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
 
/ˈkʌdʒl/
he / she / it cudgels
 
/ˈkʌdʒlz/
 
/ˈkʌdʒlz/
past simple cudgelled
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
past participle cudgelled
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
(US English) past simple cudgeled
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
(US English) past participle cudgeled
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
 
/ˈkʌdʒld/
-ing form cudgelling
 
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form cudgeling
 
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkʌdʒlɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. cudgel somebody to hit somebody with a cudgel
    Word OriginOld English cycgel, of unknown origin.
Idioms
cudgel your brains
  1. (old-fashioned, British English) to think very hard
    • I had to cudgel my brains to remember her name.
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