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club

[kluhb] / klʌb /
NOUN
bat, stick
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business staff
STRONG
baton billy blackjack bludgeon cosh cudgel hammer hickory mace mallet nightstick persuader quarterstaff rosewood sap shill shillelagh swatter truncheon works
WEAK
conk buster convincer
NOUN
social organization
Synonyms
STRONGEST
association company league society union
STRONG
affiliation alliance bunch circle clique crew faction gang guild hangout lodge meeting mob order outfit ring set sodality
WEAK
stamping ground
NOUN
golfing tool
Synonyms
STRONG
brassie driver iron mashie midiron niblick putter spoon stick wedge wood
WEAK
cleek
VERB
hit hard with object
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bash bludgeon clobber pummel whack
STRONG
baste batter beat blackjack clout cosh cudgel fustigate hammer pommel pound strike

Example Sentences

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A head teacher has criticised the government's free breakfast club scheme for being too expensive for her school to run.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Being in danger of losing their four-game series, after arriving in Denver without having lost to a National League opponent, against a club that hasn’t made the postseason since 2018?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Dwight Macdonald managed the difficult feat of being a democratic socialist and at the same time a tiresome snob and cultural reactionary, often coming off like a retired colonel at his London club.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

With McIlroy now having sealed his second Masters title at the weekend, his home golf club in Holywood is riding the wave of his success.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Penelope asked, for after her painful lesson of the previous day, she knew it would be optoomuchstic to try to find Lord Fredrick’s club by, say, following the smell of expensive cigars.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood