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

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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

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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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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
Sam’s Club currently operates 82 stores in Texas; the new locations will increase its statewide footprint to 86 warehouse clubs. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026 The soccer star eventually worked his way up the Arsenal system, sticking with the youth club until his 2020 debut with the first team. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Verb
Jurors deliberated for a week before voting to convict 48-year-old Francesca Lopez in the death of Felipe Lopez-Custodio, who was clubbed to death with a piece of scrap wood and strangled with a cord inside his apartment on Jacqueline Way in Concord. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Walk stole third and then trotted home when Camden Johnson clubbed his ninth home run of the season. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 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
  • Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 times each for kissing without being married.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Snappers, snakes, toy pistols with caps and toy canes with caps are the only fireworks allowed.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Definition of cane
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  • According to the City of Denver’s $30 million capital improvement plan for Kennedy, in addition to a new clubhouse (Phase 1), changes to the Par 3 course as well as the West course are planned (Phase 2).
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
  • This exchange highlights Hill's confident approach and his role as a positive sparkplug for the Phillies, bringing energy and positivity to the clubhouse.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of clubhouse
Noun
  • Giselle Garcia, program director for NorCal Resist, said the arrest data largely tracks with the organization’s own informal counts though emphasized much enforcement goes unaccounted for if families aren’t willing to speak up.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • Success there could help pave the way for wider adoption across military maintenance organizations and other defense sustainment operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of organization
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  • The business in question is stealing Georgia’s nightclub idea, though Charlie maintains that’s not what’s happening because his club won’t have any bowling.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
  • Three women face charges after allegedly beating up another woman outside an East Texas nightclub in a June 21 attack that appeared to reference Karmelo Anthony, court documents state.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of nightclub
Verb
  • The sheriff's office added that Butler showed no signs of intoxication during the incident and cooperated with authorities.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Every backyard astronomer should be able to see it without any special equipment (if the weather cooperates).
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of cooperate
Verb
  • In the end, none of them were fit to lick the boots of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of lick
Noun
  • In 1979, de Halden accepted an invitation to take up the baton of festival head at the Berlin Film Festival, leaving his wife to lead Nyon with his support until 1993.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • Videos showed police beating back agitators with batons and deploying anti-riot ordnance as the demonstrators chanted against the country's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a massive political rally.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of baton
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  • OpenAI’s Sam Altman was also photographed walking into the lodge.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • The Orion, a 10-room property in Fairbanks, Alaska, opened in February with a dedicated viewing lodge and an in-room aurora notification system to make sure no guests miss out.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
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“Club.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/club. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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