club
Americannoun
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a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
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a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose.
They organized a computer club.
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- society, association
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the building or rooms occupied by such a group.
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an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts, bonuses, or interest, in return for regular purchases or payments.
a book club; a record club; a Christmas club.
- Synonyms:
- society, association
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Sports.
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a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.
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a nightclub, especially one in which people dance to popular music, drink, and socialize.
Last night we went to all the clubs in town.
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a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.
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a card bearing such figures.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) clubs, the suit so marked.
Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump.
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Nautical.
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a short spar attached to the end of a gaff to allow the clew of a gaff topsail to extend beyond the peak of the gaff.
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a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail.
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verb (used with object)
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to beat with or as with a club.
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to gather or form into a clublike mass.
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to unite; combine; join together.
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to contribute as one's share toward a joint expense; make up by joint contribution (often followed by up ortogether ).
They clubbed their dollars together to buy the expensive present.
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to defray by proportional shares.
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to hold (a rifle, shotgun, etc.) by the barrel, so as to use the stock as a club.
verb (used without object)
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Informal. to go to nightclubs, especially to dance, drink, and socialize.
The students at that university go clubbing every Friday night.
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to combine or join together, as for a common purpose.
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to attend a club or a club's activities.
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to gather into a mass.
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to contribute to a common fund.
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Nautical. to drift in a current with an anchor, usually rigged with a spring, dragging or dangling to reduce speed.
adjective
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of or relating to a club.
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consisting of a combination of foods offered at the price set on the menu.
They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon.
noun
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a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon
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a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf See golf club
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short for Indian club
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a group or association of people with common aims or interests
a wine club
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the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
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( in combination )
clubhouse
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a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc
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a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco See also nightclub
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an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving
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an informal word for friendly society
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the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
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a card with one or more of these symbols or ( when pl ) the suit of cards so marked
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nautical
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a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
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short for club foot
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slang pregnant
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slang away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
verb
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(tr) to beat with or as if with a club
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(often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group
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(often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose
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(tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt
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(intr) nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor
Related Words
See circle.
Other Word Forms
- clubbing noun
- interclub adjective
- superclub noun
Etymology
Origin of club
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to clump
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
One close to the seafront, where the near-200-year-old golf club gives way to a spectacular view across the Firth of Forth to the Bass Rock, has its keypad caked in a sticky black ooze.
From BBC
"I want to express myself and bring my strengths into the team. Hopefully I can do that. I've had some good performances with my club," said Pattinson.
From BBC
Wolf Alice, winning best group, used their allotted stage time to make a plea for the "pubs, clubs and grassroots venues where we quite literally learned to play our instruments and write our songs".
From BBC
A die-hard Manchester City fan, the club's manager Pep Guardiola made a special video tribute, telling the Oasis legend "I'm so proud of you... and I love you".
From Barron's
A draw is of little use to either club now.
From BBC
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