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to club

to club

8 5.1
To hit someone or something hard with a heavy stick
  • verb
  • /klʌb/
translation icon : golpear
  • When he smiles, leans toward me, and shakes it, I yank him hard, club him with my left fist, and haul him beside me from the boat.
  • club someone to death
  • want to club
  • shoot and club

And so we had to carve a kudu out of the herd and run them to exhaustion, and then we would club them to death.

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Examples

  • In the movie, the villain raised his weapon and attempted to club the hero from behind.

  • In the distance, the boy Wulf runs toward them, ducks behind a tree, and clubs the leading dog with a branch.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Barrett is off to the apron and Sheamus is looking to club his chest, but Barrett knocks him down with a punch.

    Blog text (1)
  • The hunter quietly approached the bear, ready to club it if it tried to attack.

  • The angry mob surged forward to club the intruder who had disturbed their peace.

Synonyms

to hit
vsto club
1.0

To strike someone or something with force

is the specific act using a heavy blunt instrument rather than any contact
to strike
vsto club
553 2.4

To hit someone or something with force

specifies using a heavy blunt instrument rather than generic force or contact
to slap
vsto club
492 1.0

Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand

is usually a heavy blunt instrument hit rather than a quick flat hand strike
to punch
vsto club
455 1.4

To hit someone or something quickly with a closed fist

focuses on a heavy blunt instrument rather than a sudden closed fist hit
to hammer
vsto club
198 1.6

To hit something many times to shape or flatten it

is about hitting with a heavy blunt object rather than shaping work
to smack
vsto club
164 3.5

To hit someone or something with an open hand

involves a heavy blunt implement rather than a quick open hand strike
to bash
vsto club
  • NSFW
73 2.9

To hit someone or something very hard

uses a heavy blunt instrument rather than any generic hard blow
to whop
vsto club
  • Informal
43 7.9

To hit someone or something very hard

involves a heavy blunt object specifically rather than a general hard hit
to sock
vsto club
  • NSFW
39 7.2

To hit someone very hard

is done with a blunt heavy instrument rather than a quick hand blow
to bludgeon
vsto club
  • NSFW
23 8.8

To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club

is usually a single forceful blow rather than repeated beating
to clobber
vsto club
  • NSFW
19 7.7

To hit someone or something very hard many times

is often a single heavy strike with a blunt item rather than repeated hits
to belt
vsto club
  • Informal
11 6.0

To hit with a lot of force, often using the arm or an object

more specifically involves a heavy blunt implement rather than a general fist hit
to slug
vsto club
  • Informal
10 4.6

To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist

uses a heavy blunt object rather than primarily a closed fist strike
to strike hard
vsto club
3 3.7

Hit someone or something very hard

is focused on using a heavy blunt instrument rather than a sharp push
to wallop
vsto club
  • Informal
2 7.3

To hit something or someone very hard

usually implies hitting with a heavy blunt instrument in particular
to swack
vsto club
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To hit someone or something hard

focuses on using a heavy blunt object rather than a general strike
to bop
vsto club
  • Informal
1 6.1

To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way

is typically a serious heavy instrument blow rather than playful quick taps
to sledgehammer
vsto club
1 7.2

To hit something very hard with a large heavy tool with a long handle

describes heavy blunt hitting but covers various blunt instruments
to cudgel
vsto club
1 9.4

To hit someone with a short thick stick

is broader for any heavy blunt instrument rather than a short stick
to pommel
vsto club
  • NSFW
1 9.3

To hit someone or something again and again with your fists

refers more to hitting with a heavy blunt object rather than repeated fists
to clout
vsto club
  • Informal
1 7.4

To hit someone or something hard with the fist

involves a heavy blunt instrument instead of mainly a hand-held strike
to blackjack
vsto club
  • NSFW
9.0

To hit someone with a short heavy club

is the general action with any heavy blunt object, not necessarily a weapon
to poleaxe
vsto club
  • Archaic
9.9

To knock someone to the ground as if hit by a heavy weapon

focuses on forceful contact but not specifically causing collapse

Antonyms

55 3.4

To touch someone or something gently to show love

Idioms

9.9

Pregnant and expecting a baby

Phrasal Verbs

to hit the club
  • Informal
1 8.2

To go to a nightclub to dance and be with friends

Compounds

81 3.6

A private club that offers golf, tennis, a pool, and dining for members

52 1.8

A group you join to buy chosen books at lower prices by mail or online

34 1.9

A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball

29 1.8

A fizzy water with added minerals used to drink or mix with alcohol

25 2.3

A place where people go to exercise and join fitness classes

16 1.4

A person who belongs to a club or group

15 3.1

A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends

14 4.1

A group at school or college that sings together for fun and events

12 1.9

A group of people who meet regularly to play chess

9 1.6

A place with a golf course and clubhouse for members to play

9 3.7

A club where people who sail or own boats meet and take part in events

A private club for men with places to eat, read, and play games

7 2.5

A professional baseball team that plays and travels together

7 3.1

A group of local people who meet to help their community and the world

A sandwich with three slices of toasted bread and layers of cooked chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise

5 6.7

A short thick stick police carry to hit or defend themselves

5 1.2

A place where people meet to play tennis together

3 5.6

A small evening restaurant where people eat and watch live music

3 4.9

A train carriage with a bar and seats for people to relax and talk

nuclear club
  • Literature
2 5.2

A group of countries that have nuclear weapons

2 9.3

People who have had sex on an airplane during a flight

2 6.0

A group that promotes and sets rules for horse racing

A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together for competitions

club drug
  • NSFW
1 6.5

A drug often used in nightclubs and dance parties, for example ecstasy

farm club
  • Jargon
1 5.4

A small sports team owned by a big team to train players

1 3.0

A club where people meet to practice moving boats with oars for sport

A team that plays in the top professional sports league, like baseball

1 5.0

A group of people who meet to hunt for sport

1 3.5

The part of a golf club that strikes the ball

1 3.4

An international volunteer group that helps communities and raises money

1 2.1

A group of people who meet regularly to walk together in nature

1 7.4

A wooden club shaped like a bottle used for arm and shoulder exercise

2.6

A club where members keep and use boats and sail together

club fungus
  • Specialized
9.4

A fungus with a club-shaped top that makes spores, often on dead wood

club moss
  • Specialized
8.2

An evergreen plant that looks like moss and makes tiny spores in club-shaped cones

club steak
  • Specialized
3.8

A small tender steak cut from the front of the short loin, like a small T-bone

6.0

The part at the end of a golf club that hits the ball

club-moss
  • Specialized
8.9

An evergreen plant that looks like moss and has small cones that contain spores

A small plant that looks like moss and grows on the ground

A sports team that plays in a lower league below the top teams

8.8

A marsh plant that has blue-green leaves and a club-shaped yellow flower spike

The part of a golf club that hits the ball

grainy club mushroom
  • Specialized
9.3

A small fungus with a grainy surface and a club shape

A spiny tree or bush with sharp thorns often planted in gardens

A group of people who put money together to buy shares and share any profit or loss

investors club
  • Texting
3.5

A group of people who meet online or in person to share ideas about buying shares without putting money together

A club where members play sports like tennis, squash or badminton

A club that competes with another, often in sports

Books chosen and discussed by Oprah Winfrey that often sell more

A group of business people who help the local community and do charity work

A place on a base where soldiers relax and enjoy games or movies

A group of people who regularly put money into a shared fund and get it before Christmas

How Hard

to pummel
46 6.7
to club
8 5.1
to hit
1.0
smack
25 3.6
to tap
174 1.0

Surface Forms

club infinitive
clubbed past
clubbed past participle
clubbing present participle
clubs third person singular

Etymology

Club The verb club comes from an old word for a heavy stick, so to club someone is to hit them with a blunt stick or object.