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Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.
Spiro T. Agnew

Meaning of "truncheon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRUNCHEON

From Old French tronchon stump, from Latin truncus trunk.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRUNCHEON

truncheon  [ˈtrʌntʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRUNCHEON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Truncheon is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb truncheon in English.

WHAT DOES TRUNCHEON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of truncheon in the English dictionary

The first definition of truncheon in the dictionary is a short thick club or cudgel carried by a policeman. Other definition of truncheon is a baton of office. Truncheon is also a short club or cudgel.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRUNCHEON

PRESENT

Present
I truncheon
you truncheon
he/she/it truncheons
we truncheon
you truncheon
they truncheon
Present continuous
I am truncheoning
you are truncheoning
he/she/it is truncheoning
we are truncheoning
you are truncheoning
they are truncheoning
Present perfect
I have truncheoned
you have truncheoned
he/she/it has truncheoned
we have truncheoned
you have truncheoned
they have truncheoned
Present perfect continuous
I have been truncheoning
you have been truncheoning
he/she/it has been truncheoning
we have been truncheoning
you have been truncheoning
they have been truncheoning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I truncheoned
you truncheoned
he/she/it truncheoned
we truncheoned
you truncheoned
they truncheoned
Past continuous
I was truncheoning
you were truncheoning
he/she/it was truncheoning
we were truncheoning
you were truncheoning
they were truncheoning
Past perfect
I had truncheoned
you had truncheoned
he/she/it had truncheoned
we had truncheoned
you had truncheoned
they had truncheoned
Past perfect continuous
I had been truncheoning
you had been truncheoning
he/she/it had been truncheoning
we had been truncheoning
you had been truncheoning
they had been truncheoning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will truncheon
you will truncheon
he/she/it will truncheon
we will truncheon
you will truncheon
they will truncheon
Future continuous
I will be truncheoning
you will be truncheoning
he/she/it will be truncheoning
we will be truncheoning
you will be truncheoning
they will be truncheoning
Future perfect
I will have truncheoned
you will have truncheoned
he/she/it will have truncheoned
we will have truncheoned
you will have truncheoned
they will have truncheoned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been truncheoning
you will have been truncheoning
he/she/it will have been truncheoning
we will have been truncheoning
you will have been truncheoning
they will have been truncheoning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would truncheon
you would truncheon
he/she/it would truncheon
we would truncheon
you would truncheon
they would truncheon
Conditional continuous
I would be truncheoning
you would be truncheoning
he/she/it would be truncheoning
we would be truncheoning
you would be truncheoning
they would be truncheoning
Conditional perfect
I would have truncheon
you would have truncheon
he/she/it would have truncheon
we would have truncheon
you would have truncheon
they would have truncheon
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been truncheoning
you would have been truncheoning
he/she/it would have been truncheoning
we would have been truncheoning
you would have been truncheoning
they would have been truncheoning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you truncheon
we let´s truncheon
you truncheon
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to truncheon
Past participle
truncheoned
Present Participle
truncheoning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRUNCHEON


Christian
ˈkrɪstʃən
combustion
kəmˈbʌstʃən
congestion
kənˈdʒɛstʃən
digestion
dɪˈdʒɛstʃən
exhaustion
ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən
fortune
ˈfɔːtʃən
indigestion
ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən
ingestion
ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən
luncheon
ˈlʌntʃən
misfortune
mɪsˈfɔːtʃən
nuncheon
ˈnʌntʃən
preluncheon
priːˈlʌntʃən
puncheon
ˈpʌntʃən
Pynchon
ˈpɪntʃən
question
ˈkwɛstʃən
richen
ˈrɪtʃən
scruncheon
ˈskrʌntʃən
scrunchion
ˈskrʌntʃən
scuncheon
ˈskʌntʃən
suggestion
səˈdʒɛstʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRUNCHEON

truncal
truncate
truncated
truncately
truncating
truncation
truncheoner
trundle
trundle bed
trundler
trunk
trunk cabin
trunk call
trunk curl
trunk hose
trunk line
trunk road
trunkfish
trunkful
trunking

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRUNCHEON

aeon
blot on one´s escutcheon
chameleon
dungeon
eon
escutcheon
Incheon
inescutcheon
napoleon
neon
nickelodeon
pancheon
pantheon
pheon
pigeon
putcheon
sconcheon
scutcheon
surgeon
thereon

Synonyms and antonyms of truncheon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRUNCHEON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «truncheon» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of truncheon
baton · club · cudgel · mere · patu · staff · stick

Translation of «truncheon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRUNCHEON

Find out the translation of truncheon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of truncheon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «truncheon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

警棍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

porra
570 millions of speakers

English

truncheon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डण्डा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هراوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дубинка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cassetete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রূল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matraque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Truncheon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knüppel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

警棒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곤봉
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Truncheon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây ma trắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுந்தடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रंकियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfollagente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pałka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кийок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

truncheon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκλομπ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knuppel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

batong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

truncheon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of truncheon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUNCHEON»

The term «truncheon» is regularly used and occupies the 60.421 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRUNCHEON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «truncheon» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «truncheon» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about truncheon

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «TRUNCHEON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word truncheon.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRUNCHEON»

Discover the use of truncheon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to truncheon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Classical Weaponry of Japan: Special Weapons and Tactics of ...
This section on uchimono includes a number of these weapons, which did not always look like ordinary truncheons but could be used as such, which is why I prefer to call them "truncheon-like weapons." Based on the material they are made of ...
Serge Mol, 2003
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CRUEL CHASTITY BELT KEYHOLDER GETS A HUSBAND
Miss Truncheon nodded encouragingly. Everett was dressed in his "weekend play clothes", a sailor suit with Donald Duck beret, blue shorts, high white socks and saddle shoes. During the week, Miss Truncheon made Ev wear a blazer and tie ...
justin benedict
3
The Journey to the Forest of Temptation
He picked up the truncheon and started to contemplate how he was going to accomplish this. He glanced around to see which stepping ladders steps were closer to him. After a while he was finally able to figure out a way to route his way to ...
George Harpen, 2010
4
A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several ...
See Sound- in r, R . TRUNCHEON. A club ; 3 cudeel ; also a staff of command. The truncheon was for several ages the sign of office ; generals were presented with the truncheon as the sign of investiture with command ; and all those officers  ...
William Duane, 1810
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Warrior Arts and Weapons of Ancient Hawaii
Perhaps the best way to describe the truncheon dagger is to liken it to the end of a pololu (long spear) that has been cut off square on the shaft two or three feet behind the point. However, for archival identification and classification purposes  ...
Sid Campbell, 2006
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Transcendence: The Newlings
Lunacerian nodded to Thallas. "Allie a Thanias, allie a Truncheon. Répare a Thanias, re'pare a Truncheon. " Thallas then walked toward the altar, where he placed Thanias' signet. "Rendre a Thanias, render a Truncheon. " He then returned to ...
Brenda M. Hokenson
7
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
[PAnxs, B.—Your plea makes no mention of the wounding and bruising, and does not justify the beating with the truncheon at all: no doubt the principal cause of action is uncovered.] Cur. adv. vult. PARKE, B. now delivered the judgment of the ...
Henry D. Barton, 1837
8
The Eye of Cybele
had to be coddled, she was as fickle as the Aegean in the autumn, and to keep her, Truncheon tolerated her whims, escapades, infidelities, and slights, but with each passing day, the web of love became stronger and the mesh of care and ...
Daniel Chavarría, 2005
9
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
With his truncheon he so rudely stroke Cymocles twice, that twice him fore'd his font revoke. Spenser. Set limb td limb, and thou art fir the lesser ; Tbv hand is but a finger to my fist ; Thy leg is a slick comp.ired with this truncheon. Sbakipeare.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805
10
Messiah
He lifted his truncheon and pushed it sideways in to the hound's mouth. The teeth clamped around the truncheon and Standing felt the weight and force of the dog bear down on him. He marvelled at its density and knew that what he was ...
Stefan Allsebrook

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRUNCHEON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term truncheon is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pervert ex-policeman jailed for sexually abusing schoolgirl with …
Perverted ex-cop John Caffrey also took photos of the victim, some of which showed her being abused with his truncheon, in a chilling campaign of terror. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Police truncheon texts the officer's mother when it is used
Russian artist Dmitry Morozov has designed a prototype truncheon that sends a text message to the police officer's mother every time it is used, in an attempt to ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
3
Former Haverfordwest policeman's truncheon used as sex aid, jury …
A former Haverfordwest police officer told a jury today (Thursday) he was furious to discover his truncheon had been used as a sex aid. John Caffrey said he ... «Western Telegraph, Jun 15»
4
Gypsy liaison worker battered with truncheon and gets car smashed …
A gypsy liaison worker says he's lucky to be alive after he was battered with a truncheon while at a travellers' site. Two men attacked Adrian Roberts and also ... «WalesOnline, May 15»
5
WATCH: Gwynedd gypsy liaison worker battered with truncheon and …
A council gypsy liaison worker says he's lucky to be alive after he was battered with a truncheon when two men attacked him and smashed his car and windows ... «Daily Post North Wales, May 15»
6
Annual beer event at award winning pub
Camra Award winning beer pub the Pump and Truncheon hosted its annual beer and banger festival over the weekend. The pub on Bonny Street, central ... «Blackpool Gazette, Mar 15»
7
The country's longest serving policeman hangs up his truncheon
At his first posting, to West Hampstead – which lasted 15 years – Pc Brown walked the beat with little more than a wooden truncheon and whistle. In 1969 police ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
8
Britain's longest serving police officer hangs up truncheon after 47 …
BRITAIN'S longest serving police officer is finally hanging up his helmet and truncheon - after protecting the communities of London for nearly five decades. «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
Port Vale fan grabbed police officer's truncheon after derby clash
PORT Vale fan Dean Goodwin has escaped a football banning order after grabbing a police officer's truncheon at the end of a derby clash. The 20-year-old ... «Stoke Sentinel, Feb 15»
10
Drink-driver caught with wooden truncheon
A MOTORIST who was caught drink-driving WITHOUT a licence has been banned from the roads for two years. Daniel John Holmes, of Sea Approach in ... «Folkestone Herald, Feb 15»

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