"cudgel one's brain" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cudgels one's brain [present, singular, third-person], cudgeling one's brain [US, participle, present], cudgelling one's brain [UK, participle, present], cudgeled one's brain [US, participle, past], cudgeled one's brain [US, past], cudgelled one's brain [UK, participle, past], cudgelled one's brain [UK, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cudgel<,􂀿US􂁀:++􂀿UK􂁀,􂀿US􂁀:++􂀿UK􂁀> one's brain}} cudgel one's brain (third-person singular simple present cudgels one's brain, present participle (US) cudgeling one's brain or (UK) cudgelling one's brain, simple past and past participle (US) cudgeled one's brain or (UK) cudgelled one's brain)
  1. (UK, dated, figuratively) to think hard and try to remember something. Tags: UK, dated, figuratively Synonyms: rack one's brain, cudgel one's brains
    Sense id: en-cudgel_one's_brain-en-verb-Zb48pXJO Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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