clubs

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

division separation

STRONG

individual

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

Antonyms

STRONG

lose

Example Sentences

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There were more than 70 undertakings that delivered annual income of about $1 million or more, ranging from golf clubs to legal settlements, and from crypto businesses to licensing deals.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

He also earned more than $30m each from golf clubs in Bedminster, New Jersey, and Jupiter, Florida, and Turnberry, Scotland.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

What Deschamps was doing with this rarely seen system was fitting his favoured players in the roles they perform for their clubs.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Angelakis also put his own money in Atairos, whose holdings include Arcis Golf, Life Time fitness clubs and Opry Entertainment Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“That’s why I’m thinking we quit all our clubs, and...”

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan