"cudgel one's brains" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cudgels one's brains [present, singular, third-person], cudgeling one's brains [US, participle, present], cudgelling one's brains [UK, participle, present], cudgeled one's brains [US, participle, past], cudgeled one's brains [US, past], cudgelled one's brains [UK, participle, past], cudgelled one's brains [UK, past]
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  1. Alternative form of cudgel one's brain Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cudgel one's brain
    Sense id: en-cudgel_one's_brains-en-verb-zBfWEuNo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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