"truncheon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən/ [UK], /ˈtɹʌnʃən/ [UK], /ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-truncheon.ogg Forms: truncheons [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌnt͡ʃən Etymology: From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tronchoun}} Middle English tronchoun, {{der|en|fro|tronchon|t=thick stick}} Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), {{der|en|LL.|*troncionem}} Late Latin *troncionem, {{der|en|la|truncus}} Latin truncus Head templates: {{en-noun}} truncheon (plural truncheons)
  1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel. Translations (short club): batong [common-gender] (Danish), knippel [common-gender] (Danish), knuppel [masculine] (Dutch), kapula (Finnish), patukka (Finnish), sauva (Finnish), keppi (Finnish), matraque [feminine] (French), porra [feminine] (Galician), Gummiknüppel [masculine] (German), Schlagstock [masculine] (German), γκλοπ (gklop) [neuter] (Greek), gumibot (Hungarian), smachtín [masculine] (Irish), batong [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), batong [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), صوپه (sopa) (Ottoman Turkish), چوماق (çomak) (Ottoman Turkish), كوتك (kötek) (Ottoman Turkish), cassetete [masculine] (Portuguese), дубинка (dubinka) (Russian), porra [feminine] (Spanish), batong [common-gender] (Swedish), polisbatong [common-gender] (Swedish), påk [common-gender] (Swedish), knölpåk [common-gender] (Swedish), käpp [common-gender] (Swedish), кийок (kyjok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), дубинка (dubynka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-F0PJUl8e Disambiguation of 'short club': 75 25 0 0 0 0
  2. A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer. Categories (topical): Genitalia, Law enforcement, Weapons Synonyms: nightstick [US], baton Translations (a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer): полицейска палка (policejska palka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pendrek [masculine] (Czech), wapenstok [masculine] (Dutch), pamppu (Finnish), Schlagstock [masculine] (German), пендрек (pendrek) [masculine] (Macedonian), gumowa pałka policyjna (Polish), pałka (policyjna) [feminine] (Polish), резиновая дубинка (rezinovaja dubinka) (Russian), porra [feminine] (Spanish), kommandostav [common-gender] (Swedish), cop (Turkish), гумова палиця (humova palycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), гумовий кийок (humovyj kyjok) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-lSLEdP8m Disambiguation of Genitalia: 2 26 26 4 30 11 1 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 37 23 3 30 2 1 Disambiguation of Weapons: 16 39 19 5 19 1 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 37 4 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 17 31 4 36 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 34 3 40 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 35 2 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 27 24 7 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 27 25 4 31 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 30 26 2 34 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 22 27 5 33 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 25 29 7 28 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 29 28 6 28 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 27 25 4 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 9 28 22 6 30 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 24 28 4 35 2 4 Disambiguation of 'a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer': 4 88 3 2 3 0
  3. (obsolete) A fragment or piece broken off from something, especially a broken-off piece of a spear or lance. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Genitalia, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-UW0P-M~T Disambiguation of Genitalia: 2 26 26 4 30 11 1 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 37 23 3 30 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 37 4 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 17 31 4 36 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 34 3 40 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 35 2 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 27 24 7 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 27 25 4 31 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 30 26 2 34 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 22 27 5 33 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 25 29 7 28 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 29 28 6 28 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 27 25 4 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 9 28 22 6 30 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 24 28 4 35 2 4
  4. (obsolete) The shaft of a spear. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-8Vufbf1c
  5. (obsolete) A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off, to produce rapid growth. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Genitalia, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-UaDSJrlt Disambiguation of Genitalia: 2 26 26 4 30 11 1 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 4 37 23 3 30 2 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 37 4 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 17 31 4 36 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 17 34 3 40 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 17 35 2 41 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 27 24 7 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 27 25 4 31 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 3 30 26 2 34 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 22 27 5 33 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 25 26 4 33 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 25 26 6 33 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 6 25 26 4 33 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 23 27 4 35 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 25 29 7 28 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 29 28 6 28 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 27 25 4 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 6 26 26 4 33 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 25 26 4 33 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 29 29 1 37 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 9 28 22 6 30 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 24 26 5 32 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 26 26 4 33 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 24 28 4 35 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 25 28 3 35 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 26 27 3 34 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 26 27 3 34 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 25 26 4 33 2 4
  6. (euphemistic) A penis. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-noun-KFrQ904s Disambiguation of Genitalia: 2 26 26 4 30 11 1 Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: love truncheon, luncheon truncheon Related terms: bludgeon

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən/ [UK], /ˈtɹʌnʃən/ [UK], /ˈtɹʌnt͡ʃən/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-truncheon.ogg Forms: truncheons [present, singular, third-person], truncheoning [participle, present], truncheoned [participle, past], truncheoned [past]
Rhymes: -ʌnt͡ʃən Etymology: From Middle English tronchoun, from Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tronchoun}} Middle English tronchoun, {{der|en|fro|tronchon|t=thick stick}} Old French tronchon (“thick stick”), {{der|en|LL.|*troncionem}} Late Latin *troncionem, {{der|en|la|truncus}} Latin truncus Head templates: {{en-verb}} truncheon (third-person singular simple present truncheons, present participle truncheoning, simple past and past participle truncheoned)
  1. (transitive) To strike with a truncheon. Tags: transitive Translations (strike with a truncheon): prygla (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-truncheon-en-verb-gnf-LugV

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "cassetete"
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      "sense": "short club",
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      "roman": "policejska palka",
      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
      "word": "pamppu"
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schlagstock"
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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      "sense": "a baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer",
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          "ref": "c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:",
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        "To strike with a truncheon."
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        "(transitive) To strike with a truncheon."
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "strike with a truncheon",
      "word": "prygla"
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  "word": "truncheon"
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