clubbed
pronunciation
How to pronounce clubbed in British English:
UK [klʌbd]
How to pronounce clubbed in American English:
US [klʌbd]
Word Origin
- clubbed (adj.)
- late 14c., "shaped like a club," from club (n.). Specifically of defects of the foot by c. 1500; meaning "formed into a club" is from 1620s.
Example
- 1. We clubbed together to buy them a new television .
- 2. The soldiers clubbed him with their rifles .
- 3. Although the animals are clubbed during hunts and die when entangled in fishing nets , they are top predators in the region and among the most abundant fur seals in the world .
- 4. They clubbed together a large sum .
- 5. In 1968 , youths who gathered at the democratic convention were clubbed mercilessly on national television by chicago police .