Does the Word Cudgel Mean?

: to beat with or as if with a cudgel. cudgel one's brains. : to think hard (as for a solution to a problem)

What does it mean to cudgel someone?

DEFINITIONS1. to take action to support or defend a person, idea, political movement etc. She has taken up the cudgels on behalf of women everywhere. Synonyms and related words. To protect or defend someone or something.

How do you use cudgel in a sentence?

The coward placed a very thick cudgel beside him for protection. As he leaned upon a thick oaken cudgel his shoulders heaved in the effort to draw the air into his lungs. Perhaps it's another ruddy great cudgel to beat Neo Labor with. Like my previous oak cudgel , it's impossible to place an age on this stick.