club

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1. cudgel, bludgeon, bastinado, blackjack, bat, flail, billy, Chiefly Irish Eng. shillelagh, mace, Archaic. maul, Obs. truncheon; cane, baton, staff, stick, Polo. mallet.

2. society, organization, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, fellowship, lodge, sodality, community, troop, team, group; clique, coterie, set, circle, knot, band, ring, gang, crowd, clan; association, affiliation, consortium, company, alliance, league, coalition, federation, guild, union, Inf. outfit.

3. headquarters, center, rendezvous, meeting place, house, clubhouse, haunt, casino, Inf. hangout; retreat, lodge, camp.

4. cabaret, night club, key club, Inf. night spot, Inf. spot; bistro, roadhouse, tavern, bar, pub, public house, rathskeller, beer garden, Sl. dive, Sl. joint, Sl. honky-tonk; dance hall, discotheque, Inf. disco, Sl. juke joint.

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5. cudgel, bludgeon, baste, bastinado, blackjack, flail, fustigate, Archaic. truncheon; beat, batter, maul, mall, flog, pommel, pummel.

6. coalesce, league, team, band, herd, pool; associate, affiliate, ally, syndicate, federate, confederate, incorporate; unite, combine, merge, conjoin, join together.

7.Often club up or together

join forces, pull together, stand shoulder to shoulder, stand side by side, cooperate, concert, work or act together, act in concert; lump together, pool resources, make a joint contribution, make a common purse; share, apportion, split or divide the cost, Inf. divvy up the cost, Inf. go Dutch.