Definition blunt instrument in British English

blunt instrument noun

[countable] noun

any heavy object with a flat or round end, used as a weapon

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battering ram blunt instrument boomerang

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a method that uses too much force, so that, in achieving your aim, it also causes some harm or trouble

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modality method the system

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