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S: (n) club (stout stick that is larger at one end) "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"

S: (n) stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood) "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

S: (n) bow (a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments)
S: (n) club (stout stick that is larger at one end) "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
S: (n) divining rod, dowser, dowsing rod, waterfinder, water finder (forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil)
S: (n) drumstick (a stick used for playing a drum)
S: (n) linstock (a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons)
S: (n) matchstick (a short thin stick of wood used in making matches)
S: (n) maulstick, mahlstick (a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush)
S: (n) singlestick, fencing stick, backsword (a stick used instead of a sword for fencing)
S: (n) spindle (a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning)
S: (n) staff (a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose) "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
S: (n) stob (a short straight stick of wood)
S: (n) swizzle stick (a small stick used to stir mixed drinks)
S: (n) walking stick (a stick carried in the hand for support in walking)

S: (n) implement (instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)

S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (v) bludgeon (overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club) "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
S: (v) club, bludgeon (strike with a club or a bludgeon)

S: (v) hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument) "He hit her hard in the face"