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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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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
The club released the roster Saturday morning, ahead of Game 1. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 Few could have predicted the club would win its final seven games. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
The North Siders clubbed an all-time team record of nine home runs in a single game, routing their rival Milwaukee Brewers 17-3 at Wrigley Field − and ending August with 62 round-trippers for the month, another team record. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 The Cubs blasted a franchise-record nine home runs in the victory, with star third baseman Alex Bregman clubbing three of them. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 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
  • There were taro patches and gardens planted with banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, noni, and more.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • This integrated plant uses BDO (butanediol), an important ingredient made from sugar cane, to provide raw materials for textiles, footwear, packaging and automotive industries.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Enter Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who arrived in December on a $34 million contract, requesting that a few TOTO Washlet bidet seats be installed in the clubhouse.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The complex also includes a clubhouse, picnic areas, a playground and recreational areas and on-site management.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of clubhouse
Noun
  • There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
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  • In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • People under 21 are not allowed to enter or stay inside bars or nightclubs in California that only sell alcohol, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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Verb
  • Paradoxically, status-seeking can also promote equality, when cooperating to gain status diffuses status throughout the community.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Saudi Arabia does not have formal diplomatic ties with Israel, but the countries have long cooperated on security and intelligence matters through alternative channels.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperate
Verb
  • Carter is licking his wounds after the rest of the tribe sent Ana home in a blindside.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Typically, only a low-value male resorts to this behavior, turning to foot-licking as the easiest way to ingratiate himself with women.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lick
Noun
  • In the deciding Game 4, Vesia took the baton from Glasnow with two outs and two runners on in the fifth, got the inning’s final out on one pitch and came back out in the sixth.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Situated on Lord Howe’s stunning southern end, the nine-room Capella is the island’s only luxury lodge with beach, lagoon, and mountain views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
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