The difference between Club and Cudgel
When used as nouns, club means a heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything. an implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf, whereas cudgel means a short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
When used as verbs, club means to hit with a club, whereas cudgel means to strike with a cudgel.
check bellow for the other definitions of Club and Cudgel
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Club as a noun:
A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything. An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
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Club as a noun (archaic):
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
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Club as a noun:
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
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Club as a noun:
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
Examples:
"She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo."
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Club as a noun:
A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards. A playing card marked with such a symbol.
Examples:
"I've got only one club in my hand."
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Club as a noun (humorous):
Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
Examples:
"You also hate ''Night Court''? Join the club."
"Michael stood you up? Welcome to the club."
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Club as a noun:
A club sandwich.
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Club as a noun:
The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
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Club as a verb (transitive):
to hit with a club.
Examples:
"He clubbed the poor dog."
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Club as a verb (intransitive):
To join together to form a group.
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Club as a verb (intransitive, transitive):
To combine into a club-shaped mass.
Examples:
"a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes"
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Club as a verb (intransitive):
To go to nightclubs.
Examples:
"We went clubbing in Ibiza."
"When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night."
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Club as a verb (intransitive):
To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
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Club as a verb (transitive):
To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
Examples:
"to club the expense"
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Club as a verb (nautical):
To drift in a current with an anchor out.
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Club as a verb (military):
To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
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Club as a verb (transitive):
To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
Examples:
"to club exertions"
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Club as a verb (transitive, military):
To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
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Cudgel as a noun:
A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
Examples:
"The guard hefted his [[cudgel]] menacingly and looked at the inmates. The threat to swing glinted in his eye."
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Cudgel as a noun (metaphoric):
Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.
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Cudgel as a verb:
To strike with a cudgel.
Examples:
"The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters."
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Cudgel as a verb:
To exercise (one's wits or brains).