bludgeon vs coerce

bludgeon is a noun but coerce is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bludgeon	Yes	No	Yes	No
coerce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, coerce is a hypernym of bludgeon; that is, coerce is a word with a broader meaning than bludgeon:

bludgeon: overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
coerce: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

Other hypernyms of bludgeon include force, hale, pressure, squeeze.

bludgeon (noun)	coerce (noun)
a club used as a weapon

bludgeon (verb)	coerce (verb)
strike with a club or a bludgeon	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club