bludgeon vs hit

hit vs bludgeon

bludgeon and hit both are nouns.

bludgeon and hit both are verbs.

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

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

bludgeon: strike with a club or a bludgeon
hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

bludgeon (noun)	hit (noun)
a club used as a weapon	the act of contacting one thing with another
	a conspicuous success
	(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
	a connection made via the internet to another website
	a dose of a narcotic drug
	(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

bludgeon (verb)	hit (verb)
strike with a club or a bludgeon	pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club	make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
	hit with a missile from a weapon
	hit the intended target or goal
	deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
	cause to move by striking
	affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	drive something violently into a location
	reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
	cause to experience suddenly
	encounter by chance
	kill intentionally and with premeditation

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