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.


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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Club as a noun:

    A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.

  4. 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."

  5. 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."

  6. 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."

  7. Club as a noun:

    A club sandwich.

  8. Club as a noun:

    The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

  1. Club as a verb (transitive):

    to hit with a club.

    Examples:

    "He clubbed the poor dog."

  2. Club as a verb (intransitive):

    To join together to form a group.

  3. Club as a verb (intransitive, transitive):

    To combine into a club-shaped mass.

    Examples:

    "a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes"

  4. 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."

  5. Club as a verb (intransitive):

    To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.

  6. Club as a verb (transitive):

    To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.

    Examples:

    "to club the expense"

  7. Club as a verb (nautical):

    To drift in a current with an anchor out.

  8. Club as a verb (military):

    To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

  9. Club as a verb (transitive):

    To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.

    Examples:

    "to club exertions"

  10. Club as a verb (transitive, military):

    To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.

  1. 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."

  2. Cudgel as a noun (metaphoric):

    Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.

  1. Cudgel as a verb:

    To strike with a cudgel.

    Examples:

    "The officer was violently cudgeled down in the midst of the rioters."

  2. Cudgel as a verb:

    To exercise (one's wits or brains).

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