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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Clubs wouldn’t play them, record stores barely carried them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Clubs remain fearful about letting their most valuable assets throw meaningful innings during what is supposed to be spring training—and national teams have little choice but to compromise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Clubs embarking on massive stadia rebuilds are reacting also to changing habits among fans, according to Gutierrez.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Clubs finishing third and fourth will progress directly to the semi-final, while a one-legged quarter final will be played with fifth at home to eighth and sixth hosting seventh.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Blacks working on behalf of the company-sponsored Efficiency Clubs could be seen walking through the neighborhood, posting signs on trees declaring the riot to be over.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield