noun

a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon.

maces and spiked bludgeons

cudgel,club,stick,truncheon,baton,bat,heavy weapon,blunt instrument,nightstick,blackjack,cosh

verb

beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object.

she was found bludgeoned to death in the basement

batter,cudgel,club,strike,hit,beat,beat up,hammer,thrash,clobber