beat+with+a+cudgel
51baste — baste1 /bayst/, v.t., basted, basting. to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made. [1400 50; late ME basten < AF, MF bastir to build, baste < Gmc; cf. OHG bestan to mend, patch… …
52baste — v. a. 1. Beat (with a stick), cudgel, cane, drub, thrash, buffet, pound, pommel. See beat, 1. 2. Moisten with fat. 3. Sew (with long stitches), stitch (loosely) …
53baste — I. /beɪst / (say bayst) verb (t) (basted, basting) to sew with temporary stitches, as a garment in the first stages of making; tack. {Middle English, from Old French bastir, of Germanic origin} II. /beɪst / (say bayst) verb (t) (basted, basting)… …
54drub — /drʌb / (say drub) verb (t) (drubbed, drubbing) 1. to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash. 2. to defeat decisively. 3. to stamp (the feet). –noun 4. a blow with a stick or the like. {Arabic daraba to beat (with reference to… …
55club — I. n. 1. Bludgeon, cudgel. 2. Association, society, company, set, fraternity, sodality, cotérie. II. v. n. 1. Form a club, unite in a club. 2. Co operate, unite together, act in concert, club together. 3. Contribute, unite to share expenses, make …
56Gu Dasao — (顾大嫂) is a character in the Water Margin .Gu Dasao was one of the three female characters among the Liangshan heroes and was married to Sun Xin. She was the cousin of Xie Zhen and Xie Bao. Gu had thick eyebrows and large eyes, along with a plump… …
57club — /klʌb / (say klub) noun 1. a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for a weapon; a cudgel. 2. the butt end of a rifle. 3. a stick or bat used to drive a ball, etc., in various games. 4. a stick with a crooked head… …
58thump — [thump] n. [echoic] 1. a blow with something heavy and blunt, as with a cudgel 2. the dull sound made by such a blow vt. 1. to strike with a thump or thumps 2. a) to thrash; beat severely b) t …
59baste — I [[t]beɪst[/t]] v. t. bast•ed, bast•ing clo to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily joining parts of a garment while it is being made • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < AF, MF bastir to build, baste < Gmc; cf. OHG bestan to mend,… …
60club — [[t]klʌb[/t]] n. v. clubbed, club•bing 1) a heavy stick, usu. thicker at one end than the other, suitable for use as a weapon; cudgel 2) spo a) a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf b) Indian club 3) a group of people… …
