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| club [ klub ] |
noun (plural clubs) |
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1. thick stick used as weapon: a thick heavy stick used as a weapon
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2. stick for hitting ball: a stick or bat used in some sports, especially golf, to hit a ball
  a golf club
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3. association for pursuing common interest: an association of people with a common interest
a gardening club
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4. nations sharing something: a group of nations or people who have a particular thing in common
the nuclear club
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5. organization for a sport: an organization formed for the pursuit of a sport on an amateur or a professional basis
a football club
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6. premises of club: the premises where the activities of a club are pursued
See you at the club tonight!
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7. place for dancing: a place where people dance to recorded music, usually with bars and other leisure facilities
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8. leisure
Same as nightclub
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9. building providing facilities to members: a building that offers facilities and refreshments to members of the organization that owns or occupies it
a gentlemen's club
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10. card games card with cloverleaf symbol: a playing card of the suit of clubs
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11. black symbol on playing card: a black symbol shaped like a cloverleaf on a playing card
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12. organization giving discounts: a plan or organization in which members receive price reductions in return for regular purchases
a book club
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13. performing arts
Same as Indian club
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verb (past and past participle clubbed, present participle club·bing, 3rd person present singular clubs) |
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1. transitive verb hit somebody or something with club: to hit somebody or something with a club
She clubbed the ball over the fence.
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2. intransitive verb form club: to join or form a club for social purposes or to pursue a common interest
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3. intransitive verb drift with anchor lowered: to drift with an anchor that drags to reduce the speed of the vessel
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| [12th century. < Old Norse klubba "heavy stick"] |
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join the club! used to tell somebody that you are in the same position as he or she is (informal)
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