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Synonyms and antonyms of Weapons that do not explode or cut in American Thesaurus

Weapons that do not explode or cut

blunt instrument (noun)

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

boomerang (noun)

a curved stick that comes back to you when you throw it. It was traditionally used by Australian Aboriginals for hunting.

brass knuckles (noun)

American a weapon consisting of a piece of metal that someone wears over their fingers when they punch someone (=hit them with their closed hand)

bullwhip (noun)

a long heavy whip

club (noun)

a thick heavy stick used as a weapon

cosh (noun)

Britishinformal a weapon shaped like a short thick stick

cudgel (noun)

a short thick stick used for hitting people

garrotte (noun)

a wire that is pulled tight around someone’s neck to kill them

goad (noun)

a sharp stick used for making animals move

knobkierie (noun)

South African a short thick stick with a knob used as a weapon

lash (noun)

the thin piece of leather forming the main part of a whip

mace (noun)

a weapon used in the Middle Ages consisting of a stick with a round top part covered with sharp points

ram (noun)

a battering ram

stick (noun)

a long thin piece of wood used as a weapon or for making an animal move in the direction you want it to

thumbscrew (noun)

a piece of equipment used in the past for torturing people by squeezing their thumbs very hard

tripwire (noun)

a hidden piece of wire that is stretched just above the ground so that someone will fall over it

whip (noun)

a long thin piece of leather with a handle on one end, used for making horses move faster or for hitting someone