ALL meanings of cudgel one's brains
cudg·el
C c - noun cudgel one's brains to think hard about a problem 3
- noun cudgel one's brains to think hard 3
- noun cudgel one's brains a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club. 1
- verb with object cudgel one's brains to strike with a cudgel; beat. 1
- idioms cudgel one's brains cudgel one's brains, to try to comprehend or remember: I cudgeled my brains to recall her name. 1
- idioms cudgel one's brains take up the cudgels, to come to the defense or aid of someone or something. 1