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noun

ˈkləb How to pronounce club (audio)
Definition of clubnext
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny

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2
as in clubhouse
the meeting place of an organization the Elks gather at their club every Monday evening

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3
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest an alumni club

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as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts) a weekly newspaper column devoted to current happenings on the local club scene

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club

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verb

1
as in to cooperate
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members clubbed together to share their love of model rockets

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2
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission

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Recent Examples of club
Noun
The club prefers Taylor to serve as the primary organizational voice to relay its message — and to take the brunt of criticism. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
Jensen had two hits with an RBI and Nick Loftin clubbed a ninth-inning homer for the Royals (62-77), whose season-high seven-game home winning streak ended. — Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026 Then in the seventh, Chisholm clubbed a two-run home run that served as the dagger. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for club
Recent Examples of Synonyms for club
  1. cane
  2. clubhouse
  3. organization
  4. nightclub
  5. cooperate
  6. lick
  7. baton
  8. lodge
Noun
  • Brazil’s ethanol pivot and India’s sugar imports Higher energy prices are also making ethanol more attractive relative to sugar in Brazil, where mills can shift cane between the two products.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Strode walks with a cane, usually wears sunglasses and carries a medical alert necklace.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of cane
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  • Players were crying on the plane to Houston and hugging teammates in the clubhouse minutes before the deadline.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Johnson had the ball in his locker from his first pitch and first strikeout, thanks to the Rays clubhouse staff but said the events of the last couple days haven’t fully sunk in yet.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of clubhouse
Noun
  • Because solutions are designed with model-agnostic architecture, organizations can adopt future AI innovations without rebuilding their underlying systems.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Thousands of others stand to ride the wave of the trillion-dollar wealth transfer, including billionaires’ siblings, grandchildren, and organizations tied to philanthropic endeavors like non-profits and education institutions.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of organization
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  • His friends pushed him to be bold and climb onto the platforms at Badlands nightclub typically reserved for professional go-go dancers.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The lobby featured a multi-story atrium and a nightclub with dancers, a show and dinner.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • AfD appears just short of an absolute majority, leaving questions over whether other parties’ refusal to cooperate can still keep Germany’s first far-right state government from emerging.
    — Geir Moulson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If the horizon is clear and the weather cooperates, these are the evenings to circle on your skywatching calendar.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooperate
Verb
  • There was the physician who analyzed the growth rate of his fingernails for 35 years and the geologist who looked into why his colleagues lick rocks.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
  • An ancient Nazi scientist (Dan Stevens) crawling across a carpet to lick a woman’s stilettoed foot.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of lick
Noun
  • The Unbadged invited people to submit videos of personnel who used batons and tear gas against protestors without wearing a name badge, which police are legally required to wear.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Police found a collapsible baton inside the bag, but have not recovered any political leaflets that would suggest an act of protest.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of baton
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  • Hotels and lodges on the South Rim were closed beginning at noon on August 31 because of extreme water restrictions.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In February, the park started reopening the North Kaibab Trail, a route that connects the canyon’s North Rim with Phantom Ranch, a lodge inside the park.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
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