The meaning of the word club

The city’s culture of support for the club is the unique story — crosses many demographics, very urban etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Note the word «club» by a Google insider for what they were using to whack their allies to stop Skyhook. ❋ Nathan Newman (2011)

Once the club is able to regroup from the flooding, the team is expected to contribute to the relief efforts under way to help the flooding victims. — ❋ Unknown (2010)

There was also a hint of arrogance: the club is the key, not the coach. ❋ Sid Lowe (2010)

Ms. Catsimatidis contends that her club is among the most popular on campus, and that while most of its members are economically conservative, there are a lot of socially liberal people. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2010)

He has also stated that a new stadium for the club is a priority, which if anything is an understatement. ❋ Gabriele Marcotti (2010)

The prospective new owners of Liverpool could be discouraged from buying the club if next week’s court action fails to force the deal through and the club is then placed into administration, incurring a nine‑point penalty from the Premier League. ❋ David Conn (2010)

But there’s no question that the club is an acknowledged force on the pitch, having won three Premier League titles in the seven seasons since Mr. Abramovich’s takeover. ❋ Gabriele Marcotti (2010)

Ostensibly, the club is a place to relax with old friends. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But one of the strengths of our club is the bullpen. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This club is active with 56 people on the sim while I was visiting. ❋ Pixel Bailey (2007)

Not far from the club is another large building called the «Elements Lounge» and for all of you sexual entrepreneurs just looking to make your mark, this building is for SALE! ❋ Pixel Bailey (2007)

This club is a club with escorts for hire and that immediately puts a whole different spin on things. ❋ Pixel Bailey (2007)

Getting publishers, particularly smaller publisher, to actually send submissions to the club is also a perennial issue. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Relatively few supporters play and the club is a theatre, not a real club for most. ❋ Newmania (2007)

The other great strength of the club is the kicker, Josh Brown. ❋ Unknown (2007)

[Damn]! is this a club? or an [after school] day-care [program]? ❋ James (2004)

hey player, tonight lets go to the club to [get krunk] and [holler at] some [shorties]. ❋ Egbdf (2005)

[Hey Bob] lets go down to the club and [pick up] some [og kush]. ❋ XxTokerxX4Life (2008)

Girl: Hey, I’m going out [clubbing] tonight.
Friend: [Clubbing] what? [Baby seals]? ❋ Faceplant (2005)

Clubs, like most concentration camps, are crowded, dark, damp, and [lacking of] [sustenance]. Its prisoners are tortured with loud, awful noises produced by people with Down syndrome.
Fortunately for club owners, homosexual [mongs] are retarded enough to return and even pay to be exploited in this manner, resulting in reduced costs associated with keeping these people locked up and away from society. ❋ Rpr (2013)

«You can find me [in the club], [bottle] full of [bub]» ❋ Dzla (2008)

«[ill] [hit you] over [the head] with a club, whore!» ❋ Stalkerchicklovesanya (2009)

1.[wow me] club bashed five of dem four leged monsters. i be [eatin good] tonite!!
2.dude that new club down on bleacker st is hopping [yes very] hopping…
3.did you hear about the club fight at the club? this guy in a lioncloth was jumping and whooping as he bashed the bouncer with a wood club. ❋ Lucas Strader (2005)

person 1: “hey did you see [Analise] and Jordan basically dry humping in the club [yesterday night]»?
person 2: “oh yeah they where really getting it on bet they [fucked in] the bathroom afterwards»
person 1: “yeah I actually saw them going in the bathroom»
person 2: “oop» 😏 ❋ 🐩 Puppy Person (2020)

❋ AYB (2003)

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noun

a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.

a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They organized a computer club.

the building or rooms occupied by such a group.

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.

Sports.

  1. a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.
  2. Indian club.

a nightclub, especially one in which people dance to popular music, drink, and socialize: Last night we went to all the clubs in town.

a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.

a card bearing such figures.

clubs, (used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump.

Nautical.

  1. 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.
  2. a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail.
  3. clubfoot (def. 3).

verb (used with object), clubbed, club·bing.

to beat with or as with a club.

to gather or form into a clublike mass.

to unite; combine; join together.

to contribute as one’s share toward a joint expense; make up by joint contribution (often followed by up or together): They clubbed their dollars together to buy the expensive present.

to defray by proportional shares.

to hold (a rifle, shotgun, etc.) by the barrel, so as to use the stock as a club.

verb (used without object), clubbed, club·bing.

Informal. to go to nightclubs, especially to dance, drink, and socialize: The students at that university go clubbing every Friday night.

to combine or join together, as for a common purpose.

to attend a club or a club’s activities.

to gather into a mass.

to contribute to a common fund.

Nautical. to drift in a current with an anchor, usually rigged with a spring, dragging or dangling to reduce speed.

adjective

of or relating to a club.

consisting of a combination of foods offered at the price set on the menu: They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon.

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Origin of club

1175–1225; Middle English clubbe<Old Norse klubba club; akin to clump

synonym study for club

OTHER WORDS FROM club

in·ter·club, adjectivesu·per·club, noun

Words nearby club

cloze, cloze test, clpbd, clr., CLU, club, clubbable, club bag, clubbed, clubber, clubbing

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Words related to club

business, staff, association, company, league, society, union, bash, bludgeon, clobber, pummel, whack, baton, billy, blackjack, cosh, cudgel, hammer, hickory, mace

How to use club in a sentence

  • She said she understands their concerns about retaliation, “but I’m not going to have people come under my instruction who are trying to destroy me” when it’s optional and a club.

  • “Our goal is to minimize exposure and the amount of people on property,” Bedminster’s general manager, David Schutzenhofer, wrote to club members in an email that day.

  • Zora Williams was a star student at Lincoln High, involved in countless clubs and applying to prestigious colleges across the country.

  • Individual no-shows from the big names doomed the club’s chances.

  • On Sunday, less than 24 hours after the club’s season-ending defeat to the Lakers, coach Mike D’Antoni announced he wouldn’t be coming back next season.

  • A running joke inside the tribe is that the group is like that club with a hundred people waiting outside to get in.

  • To  my own surprise, last year I started a book club, which includes writers, editors and an agent.

  • So in America, “Havana Club” is made by Bacardi in Puerto Rico and can be found in five states.

  • It all has to do with a Cuban rum called Havana Club, which was first manufactured in the 19th century.

  • Julianne Moore and John Lithgow dance in a half empty club to weird ringtone muzak.

  • It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the Pandemonium Club.

  • In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.

  • But he forgot the stagnant town, the bald-headed man at the club window, the organ and «The Manola.»

  • He kisses the top of her head lightly and goes round to the club fender, where he sits with his back to the fireplace.

  • He won’t let her belong to a club—clubs are all very well for other women, but his wife is not as other women.

British Dictionary definitions for club

noun

a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon

a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golfSee golf club (def. 1)

a group or association of people with common aims or interestsa wine club

  1. the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
  2. (in combination)clubhouse

a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc

a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; discoSee also nightclub

mainly British an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving

  1. the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
  2. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked

nautical

  1. a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
  2. short for club foot (def. 3)

in the club British slang pregnant

on the club British slang away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit

verb clubs, clubbing or clubbed

(tr) to beat with or as if with a club

(often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group

(often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose

(tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt

(intr) nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor

Derived forms of club

clubbing, noun

Word Origin for club

C13: from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal

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Other forms: clubs; clubbed; clubbing

A club is a group of people who share an interest, whether it’s playing chess or hiding out in a tree house together.

You might join a club if you love to play golf or discuss books with a friendly bunch of people. This kind of club is a formal group — another type is simply a big, heavy stick, or a long metal one used for hitting a golf ball. You can even use it as a verb: «Don’t club that snake! Just move it over to the field.» The root word is the Old Norse klubba, or «cudgel, club.»

Definitions of club

  1. noun

    a formal association of people with similar interests

    “he joined a golf
    club”

    synonyms:

    gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society

  2. noun

    a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

    “each
    club played six home games with teams in its own division”

    synonyms:

    ball club, baseball club, nine

  3. noun

    a building that is occupied by a social club

  4. noun

    a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

    “he played the drums at a jazz
    club”

    synonyms:

    cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspot

  5. verb

    unite with a common purpose

    “The two men
    clubbed together”

  6. verb

    gather and spend time together

    “They always
    club together”

  7. noun

    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”

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    bat

    a club used for hitting a ball in various games

    bludgeon

    a club used as a weapon

    cudgel

    a club that is used as a weapon

    Indian club

    a bottle-shaped club used in exercises

    knobkerrie, knobkerry

    a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa

    lathee, lathi

    club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India

    baton, billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon

    a short stout club used primarily by police officers

    mace

    a heavy war club, typically with a spiked metal head

    baseball bat, lumber

    an implement used in baseball by the batter

    bastinado

    a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet

    blackjack, cosh, sap

    a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

    paddle

    small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

    shillalah, shillelagh

    a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

    type of:

    stick

    an implement consisting of a length of wood

  8. noun

    golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

  9. verb

    strike with a club or a bludgeon

  10. verb

    gather into a club-like mass

  11. noun

    a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

    “he led a small
    club”

    “clubs were trumps”

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Table of Contents

  1. When was the word club first used?
  2. What does clubbing mean?
  3. Does club mean combine?
  4. What does clubbing together mean?
  5. Which means almost the same as club?
  6. What is the another name for club?
  7. What is another word for clubbing?
  8. What is another name for a social club?
  9. What is another word for social?
  10. What is the opposite of a club?
  11. What is another word for membership?
  12. Are you clubbing meaning?
  13. What do you call a person who loves clubbing?
  14. What finger clubbing means?
  15. What are the grades of clubbing?
  16. Is Nail clubbing always bad?
  17. Can clubbing of nails be normal?
  18. Can you fix nail clubbing?
  19. Does COPD cause clubbing?
  20. Does smoking cause nail clubbing?
  21. What clubbed fingers look like?
  22. What does early finger clubbing look like?
  23. How do you know if you have clubbed fingers?
  24. Are clubbed thumbs a sign of royalty?
  25. What does it mean when you have 2 different thumbs?
  26. Why is it called Murderer’s thumb?
  27. Is clubbed thumbs a birth defect?
  28. Is Brachydactyly Type D birth defect?

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.

When was the word club first used?

13th century

What does clubbing mean?

1. No, to “go clubbing” means that they go with their friends to clubs. A club is a kind of bar, usually people go there to drink and dance, sometimes there are live performances or drinking games. They are usually filled with loud music and drunk people.

Does club mean combine?

verb (used with object), clubbed, club·bing. to unite; combine; join together.

What does clubbing together mean?

: to combine the money of the individuals in a group (in order to pay for something) We clubbed together to buy him a new watch.

Which means almost the same as club?

society, association, organization, institution, group. circle, set, clique, coterie, band, body, ring, crew, troupe. affiliation, alliance, league, union, federation, company, coalition, consortium, combine, guild, lodge, order. fraternity, brotherhood, sorority, fellowship.

What is the another name for club?

What is another word for club?

association society
sodality union
affiliation alliance
clique consortium
crew fellowship

What is another word for clubbing?

What is another word for clubbing?

beating bashing
drubbing flogging
hiding lacing
lambasting lashing
lathering licking

social club; order; society; lodge; club; guild; gild.

What is another word for social?

friendly cordial
considerate warm
sociable helpful
hospitable civil
convivial agreeable

What is the opposite of a club?

Opposite of an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity. division. individual. separation. sisterhood.

What is another word for membership?

What is another word for membership?

associates fellows
members body
followers representatives
attenders comrades
subscribers congregation

Are you clubbing meaning?

to go out dancing in clubs: Roz and I went clubbing last weekend. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

What do you call a person who loves clubbing?

▲ One who loves to party. party person. partygoer. carouser.

What finger clubbing means?

Nail clubbing occurs when the tips of the fingers enlarge and the nails curve around the fingertips, usually over the course of years. Nail clubbing is sometimes the result of low oxygen in the blood and could be a sign of various types of lung disease.

What are the grades of clubbing?

It can be graded into 5 stages i.e. Grade 1: fluctuation and softening of the nail bed, Grade 2: increase of the hyponychial angle, Grade 3: accentuated convexity of the nail, Grade 4: clubbed appearance of the fingertip, and Grade 5: development of a shiny or glossy change in nail and adjacent skin1.

Is Nail clubbing always bad?

“There are benign cases of clubbing, where it isn’t associated with other illnesses, but particularly because of the link to lung cancer, it is generally regarded as rather sinister,” said Bonthron. “You look at the range of conditions connected to finger clubbing and wonder what on earth they could have in common.”

Can clubbing of nails be normal?

1 Clubbing may also be a normal, inherited trait. The diagnosis is made primarily through observing the fingers, and most commonly alerts a physician to order further studies such as a chest computerized tomography (CT) scan and more. The treatment will depend on the underlying cause of the clubbing.

Can you fix nail clubbing?

In some cases, your toes or fingers may return to their normal shape once your underlying medical condition has been treated. Some of the conditions that cause clubbing can be cured, some are chronic but manageable, and some are harder to treat.

Does COPD cause clubbing?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) per se does not cause clubbing, but if clubbing is present in COPD, underlying lung cancer and bronchiectasis must be ruled out.

Does smoking cause nail clubbing?

Alterations in the morphology, structure and growth characteristics of the nail accompany chronic cigarette smoking; yellow pigmentation of the nail plate–referred to as the “nicotine sign”–is common. The clubbed yellow nail may indicate the presence of lung cancer.

What clubbed fingers look like?

The nails form a sharper angle with the cuticle. The last part of the finger may appear large or bulging. It may also be warm and red. The nail curves downward so it looks like the round part of an upside-down spoon.

What does early finger clubbing look like?

Two signs are characteristic of early clubbing: the “floating nail” sign and the “profile” sign. The “floating nail” sign is easily demonstrated (Figure 44.2). Normally, the root of the nail plate lies snugly against the bone of the distal phalanx; pressure on the root produces no movement.

How do you know if you have clubbed fingers?

The Schamroth window test can be used to identify or confirm clubbing. If 2 opposing fingers are held back to back against each other, a diamond-shaped space should normally appear between the nail beds and the nails of the 2 fingers. In clubbing, this space (or window) is missing.

Are clubbed thumbs a sign of royalty?

The thumb nail is very wide and short. Clubbed thumbs are historically thought of as a sign of royalty. This rare condition was much more common in royal European blood-lines than in the general population and was used as a factor in determining the pureness of the blood.

What does it mean when you have 2 different thumbs?

More commonly referred to as “clubbed thumbs” and often comically called “toe thumbs” (delightful!), brachydactyly type D is an inherited condition in which “the end bones of the thumbs are shortened but all the fingers are normal,” according to HealthLine.

Why is it called Murderer’s thumb?

“The Murderer’s Thumb Unveiled – The clubbed thumb was traditionally called the ‘murderer’s thumb’ denoting the powerful temper of those who carried it. This thumb has a short first phalange (section) and is broad. The tip of the thumb is fleshy and the thumbnail is short and broad.

Is clubbed thumbs a birth defect?

Brachydactyly is an inherited condition, which makes genetics the main cause. If you have shortened fingers or toes, other members of your family most likely also have the condition. It is an autosomal dominant condition, which means you only need one parent with the gene to inherit the condition.

Is Brachydactyly Type D birth defect?

Brachydactyly type D, also known as short thumb or stub thumb and inaccurately referred to as clubbed thumb, is a condition clinically recognised by a thumb being relatively short and round with an accompanying wider nail bed….

Brachydactyly type D
Specialty Medical genetics
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Noun



Do you belong to any clubs?



I’ll see you at the club.



the president of a major-league baseball club



He spent five years with the club.



Join our movie club now and receive four free DVDs.

Verb



They clubbed him with a baseball bat.



clubbed together to share their love of model rockets

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The project is a public-private partnership under which Bahamians are invited to own up to 49% of the beach club’s equity, the cruise line stated in a press release.


—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2023




The two primary options in Reno would have been Brandon Pfaadt, who is the club’s top pitching prospect, and Tommy Henry, who reached the majors late last season.


—Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2023




Summer Ismail is a junior at UC San Diego who also helped organize the protest through the university’s chapter of the national Students for Justice in Palestine club.


—Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023




Of the three clubs in the mix, the Sorokin-Varlamov duo is the closest answer any of them have to the Linus Ullmark-Jeremy Swayman give-a-guy-a-hug combo.


—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023




In 2004, the Los Angeles Times reported that Crow had given Thomas lavish gifts, a $5,000 personal check to help pay a relative’s education expenses and a free trip aboard Crow’s private jet to the exclusive Bohemian Grove club in Northern California.


—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2023




The next day, in a rock club in Birmingham, Alabama, DiFranco is hanging out in her dressing room with candles burning all around her, all the lights off, waiting for showtime.


—Jonathan Van Meter, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2023




Gajownik, 29, is just the second woman to manage a professional club in baseball history, joining Rachel Balkovec, who was named manager of the low-level Single-A Tampa Tarpons last season.


—Tyson Alger For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023




Almost 21 percent of new-car financers are in the four-figure club, but Wyoming has the honor of topping the list.


—Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 5 Apr. 2023



Nolan Arenado and Jordan Walker both clubbed two-run homers off Lauer in the third inning to provide more than enough support for starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery.


—Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023




We’re introduced to a cast of characters clubbing on a Sunday evening.


—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023




Shohei Ohtani’s old rival can’t match Angels star April 1, 2023 On Monday, Ohtani clubbed his second home run in two games, a 431-foot two-run blast that traveled 110 mph off the bat against the Mariners.


—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023




Plouffe hit 24 homers for the 2012 Twins; Medford’s Pagliarulo clubbed 32 homers for the 1987 Yankees and won a ring with the ‘91 Twins.


—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2023




The nonstop music, the light shows, the vibrant cocktails, the fashion—clubbing whisks you away from your daily cares.


—Robin Soslow, Chron, 18 Feb. 2023




The list is topped by former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, who clubbed 38 homers on his way out in 2016 (albeit with only one against the Tigers, after punishing them with 35 homers over his first 19 seasons).


—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023




The slugging right-hander clubbed his way through Spring Training with 13 hits in 40 at-bats, including a mammoth grand slam Sunday against the Cardinals.


—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 27 Mar. 2023




But most communities have clubbed sparingly.


—Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023


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I’d rather not, but if it will help the club, I’ll do it. My ankle injury still bothers me sometimes.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLUB

From Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal.

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUB

Club is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb club in English.

WHAT DOES CLUB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Club

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.


Definition of club in the English dictionary

The first definition of club in the dictionary is a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon. Other definition of club is a group or association of people with common aims or interests. Club is also the room, building, or facilities used by such a group.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLUB

PRESENT

Present

I club

you club

he/she/it clubs

we club

you club

they club

Present continuous

I am clubbing

you are clubbing

he/she/it is clubbing

we are clubbing

you are clubbing

they are clubbing

Present perfect

I have clubbed

you have clubbed

he/she/it has clubbed

we have clubbed

you have clubbed

they have clubbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been clubbing

you have been clubbing

he/she/it has been clubbing

we have been clubbing

you have been clubbing

they have been clubbing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clubbed

you clubbed

he/she/it clubbed

we clubbed

you clubbed

they clubbed

Past continuous

I was clubbing

you were clubbing

he/she/it was clubbing

we were clubbing

you were clubbing

they were clubbing

Past perfect

I had clubbed

you had clubbed

he/she/it had clubbed

we had clubbed

you had clubbed

they had clubbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been clubbing

you had been clubbing

he/she/it had been clubbing

we had been clubbing

you had been clubbing

they had been clubbing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will club

you will club

he/she/it will club

we will club

you will club

they will club

Future continuous

I will be clubbing

you will be clubbing

he/she/it will be clubbing

we will be clubbing

you will be clubbing

they will be clubbing

Future perfect

I will have clubbed

you will have clubbed

he/she/it will have clubbed

we will have clubbed

you will have clubbed

they will have clubbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clubbing

you will have been clubbing

he/she/it will have been clubbing

we will have been clubbing

you will have been clubbing

they will have been clubbing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would club

you would club

he/she/it would club

we would club

you would club

they would club

Conditional continuous

I would be clubbing

you would be clubbing

he/she/it would be clubbing

we would be clubbing

you would be clubbing

they would be clubbing

Conditional perfect

I would have club

you would have club

he/she/it would have club

we would have club

you would have club

they would have club

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clubbing

you would have been clubbing

he/she/it would have been clubbing

we would have been clubbing

you would have been clubbing

they would have been clubbing

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you club
we let´s club
you club

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

clubbing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUB

Synonyms and antonyms of club in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «CLUB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «club» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «club» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUB

Find out the translation of club to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of club from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «club» in English.

Translator English — Chinese


俱乐部

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish


club

570 millions of speakers

English


club

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi


क्लब

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic


نادٍ

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian


клуб

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese


clube

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali


ক্লাব

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French


club

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay


Kelab

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German


Keule

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese


クラブ

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean


무기

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese


Klub

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese


câu lạc bộ

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil


சங்கம்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi


क्लब

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish


kulüp

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian


club

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish


klub

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian


клуб

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian


club

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek


λέσχη

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans


klub

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish


klubba

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian


klubbe

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of club

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUB»

The term «club» is very widely used and occupies the 751 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about club

10 QUOTES WITH «CLUB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word club.

Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

It’s fantastic for Arsenal, and for English football as well. You’ve got an English club with a lot of young English talent committing themselves to a club.

My first job was at a Chicago night club called Mr. Kelly’s.

If people are asking me for clubbing tips, then they’re in real trouble. My clubbing tip is never go to a club, because they’re horrible and I hate them. I’m more of a dinner party guy.

If you are going to throw a club, it is important to throw it ahead of you, down the fairway, so you don’t have to waste energy going back to pick it up.

I was in the drama club, and I was one of seven co-presidents of the student body. Students elected me; I don’t know why! There were only 330 kids in my high school, though, so it wasn’t a lot of kids to impress or reign over.

I’d rather not, but if it will help the club, I’ll do it. My ankle injury still bothers me sometimes.

I still remember the first gig where I got people going, it was Rascals in New Jersey, and the place was packed. I was scared. People were expecting me to be funny. I gotta be honest, every time I walk into a club, it’s that same fear.

Hearts was the pinnacle of my career. After I left, it really was downhill. Hearts is the club I always associate myself with, and I’m proud to have played for them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUB»

Discover the use of club in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to club and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Fight Club is the invention of Tyler Durden, projectionist, waiter and dark, anarchic genius.

2

The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War

It tells the story of four remarkable young men, the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence, pain and suffering, the relationships between the four and the story of the end of apartheid.

Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, 2012

Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter’s memories and feelings.

4

The Mother-Daughter Book Club

The book club is about to get a makeover.

Heather Vogel Frederick, 2010

5

The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive …

The Presidents Club, established at Dwight Eisenhower’s inauguration by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover, is a complicated place: its members are bound forever by the experience of the Oval Office and yet are eternal rivals for history’s …

Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, 2012

6

Nukespeak: Nuclear Language, Visions, and Mindset

Examines the public relations efforts of the nuclear power industry and analyzes its use of euphemisms and confusing language in order to encourage the development of nuclear energy

Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell, Rory O’Connor, 1982

» Brent Hartinger’s debut novel, what became first of a series about Russel Middlebrook, is a fast–paced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn …

Three faithful, middle-aged wives, who have been abandoned for «trophy wives»—younger, blonder, and sexier models—by their successful husbands, plot their sweet revenge. 100,000 first printing. Major ad/promo. Lit Guild Feat Alt. Tour.

9

The End of Your Life Book Club

This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close.

10

Judas at the Jockey Club and Other Episodes of Porfirian Mexico

This second edition features a new preface by the author as well as updated and expanded text, notes, and bibliography.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term club is used in the context of the following news items.

Udinese: Serie A alternative club guide

The club wanted it to have 22,000 seats but the city preferred a capacity of 30,000; being part-owned by local authorities it is a bureaucratic … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Garrick Club votes against accepting women members

Yesterday, 51pc of members attending the club’s annual general meeting voted in favour of breaking a 184-year tradition and accepting women … «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Who’d want to join the Garrick Club?

I fail to understand why the Guardian devoted almost an entire page to the fact that the Garrick Club will continue to exclude women from its … «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Wednesday All England Club Schedule and …

No one is going to stop Serena Williams at Wimbledon this year. On Tuesday, Williams shook off what might have been her last serious test en … «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»

Razor Wars: Harry’s Raises $75 Million To Fight Gillette And Dollar …

But two start-ups—Harry’s and Dollar Shave Club—are out to trim off some of that market share with cheaper blades, hipper marketing and a … «Forbes, Jul 15»

Yohan Cabaye close to Crystal Palace move as club agree fee with …

Cabaye is still to decide over the move to Selhurst Park with West Ham also interested but Palace have agreed to pay a club record £10million … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Blackpool fans table £16million bid to buy club from Oyston family

A group of Blackpool fans have tabled a £16million bid to buy the club from owners Owen Oyston and his family. Blackpool Supporters’ Trust … «talkSPORT.com, Jul 15»

PGA Grand Slam of Golf Moved From Trump National Golf Club

The PGA of America said on Tuesday that this year’s PGA Grand Slam of Golf tournament will not be played at the Los Angeles golf club owned … «TIME, Jul 15»

Club cricketer dies after ball hits chest

A club cricketer in England has died after being struck on the chest while batting. Bavalan Pathmanathan, 24, was hit while playing in division … «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

MLS expansion team Atlanta United FC unveil logo, club colors and …

Atlanta United FC unveiled their club badge and colors on Tuesday night at an event held for club supporters at a local midtown Atlanta … «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, klumba (“cudgel”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“clip, clasp; clump, lump; log, block”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb- (“log, block”), from *gel- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”). Cognate with English clump, cloud, Latin globus, glomus; and perhaps related to Middle Low German kolve (“bulb”), German Kolben (“butt, bulb, club”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: klŭb, IPA(key): /klʌb/
  • Rhymes: -ʌb

Noun[edit]

A law enforcement baton

club (plural clubs)

  1. An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
    • At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors. […] In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
    1. (archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
      • 1783, Benjamin Franklin:[1]
        He can have no right to the benefits of Society, who will not pay his Club towards the Support of it.
  2. A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

      There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.

    • 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, Guadalcanal Campaign — The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN)‎[2], archived from the original on 17 October 2022, 5:50 from the start:

      The attack also afforded Helena to a front-seat view of literal air-to-air melee combat, as one Wildcat pilot of the Cactus Air Force, who was swooping in to help break up the attack, found himself out of machine-gun ammo; instead, he dropped his landing gear, positioned himself above the nearest bomber, and begun beating it to death, in midair, using his landing gear as clubs. After a bit of evasive action that the fighter easily kept up with, the repeated slamming broke something important, and the bomber spiralled down into the sea.

    1. An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
  3. A joint charge of expense, or any person’s share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
    • 17 Mat 1660, Samuel Pepys, diary
      first we went and dined at a French house , but paid 10s for our part of the club
  4. An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

    She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player’s solo.

  5. A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
    1. A playing card marked with such a symbol.

      I’ve got only one club in my hand.

  6. (humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.

    You also hate Night Court?  Join the club.

    Michael stood you up?  Welcome to the club.

  7. A club sandwich.
    • 2004, Joanne M. Anderson, Small-town Restaurants in Virginia (page 123)
      Crab cake sandwiches, tuna melts, chicken clubs, salmon cakes, and prime-rib sandwiches are usually on the menu.
  8. The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (association of members): confraternity
  • (weapon): cudgel
  • (sports association): team
  • See also Thesaurus:stick

Hyponyms[edit]

  • sports club

Derived terms[edit]

  • aero club
  • ball club
  • ball-club
  • balloon club
  • Baltimore club
  • benefit club
  • billy club
  • book club
  • booster club
  • bottle club
  • bowling club
  • boys’ club
  • boy’s club
  • breakfast club
  • camera club
  • Christmas club
  • Cinderella club
  • club blues
  • club cell
  • club chair
  • club drug
  • club fender
  • club foot
  • club fungus
  • club good
  • club hair
  • club haul
  • club kid
  • club law
  • club moss
  • club music
  • club night
  • club nine
  • club rush
  • club sandwich
  • club soda
  • club steak
  • club topsail
  • club-foot
  • club-footed
  • club-goer
  • club-headed
  • club-hop
  • club-hopper
  • club-hopping
  • club-moss
  • club-rush
  • club-walking
  • clubfoot
  • clubhouse
  • cock-and-hen club
  • country club
  • cricket club
  • e-club
  • eating club
  • expansion club
  • fan club
  • farm club
  • final club
  • fitness club
  • football club
  • game club
  • gentleman’s club
  • gentlemen’s club
  • glee club
  • golden club
  • golf club
  • golf-club
  • goose club
  • gun club
  • gunstock war club
  • health club
  • Hercules’ club
  • Hercules club
  • hybrid club
  • in the club
  • in the pudding club
  • Indian club
  • join the club
  • lift club
  • motorcycle club
  • night club
  • nightclub
  • old boys’ club
  • on the club
  • play club
  • rescue club
  • rowing club
  • service club
  • sex club
  • shepherd’s club
  • sick club
  • six-month club
  • social club
  • strip club
  • student club
  • supper club
  • tennis club
  • trench club
  • trouble club
  • war club
  • warehouse club
  • youth club

Descendants[edit]

  • → German: Klub
  • → Malay: kelab
  • → Tokelauan: kalapu

Translations[edit]

association of members

  • Afrikaans: klub (af)
  • Albanian: klub (sq) m
  • Arabic: نَادٍ‎ m (nādin) (indefinite), اَلنَّادِي‎ m (an-nādī) (definite)
    Hijazi Arabic: نادي‎ m (nādi)
  • Armenian: ակումբ (hy) (akumb), կլուբ (hy) (klub) (colloquial)
  • Azerbaijani: klub
  • Bashkir: клуб (klub)
  • Belarusian: клуб m (klub)
  • Bengali: ক্লাব (klab), সঙ্ঘ (bn) (śoṅgho), সমিতি (bn) (śomiti), আঞ্জুমান (bn) (anjuman)
  • Bulgarian: клуб m (klub)
  • Burmese: ကလပ် (my) (ka.lap), အသင်း (my) (a.sang:)
  • Catalan: club (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 俱樂部／俱乐部 (keoi1 lok6 bou6)
    Hakka: 俱樂部／俱乐部 (khî-lo̍k-phu)
    Mandarin: 俱樂部／俱乐部 (zh) (jùlèbù)
    Min Nan: 俱樂部／俱乐部 (zh-min-nan) (khū-lo̍k-pō͘, kū-lo̍k-pō͘)
  • Czech: klub (cs) m, spolek (cs) m
  • Danish: klub c
  • Dutch: club (nl) f
  • Erzya: керша (kerša)
  • Esperanto: klubo
  • Estonian: klubi
  • Faroese: klubbi m
  • Finnish: kerho (fi), yhdistys (fi), seura (fi), klubi (fi)
  • French: club (fr) m
  • Galician: club (gl) m
  • Georgian: კლუბი (ḳlubi)
  • German: Klub (de) m, Verein (de) m
  • Greek: λέσχη (el) f (léschi), κλαμπ (el) n (klamp)
  • Hebrew: מוֹעֲדוֹן‎ (he) m (mo’adón), חוּג‎ (he) m (ḥug)
  • Hindi: क्लब (hi) m (klab)
  • Hungarian: klub (hu), szakkör (hu) (clubs usually held at school)
  • Icelandic: klúbbur (is) m
  • Indonesian: klub (id), klab (id)
  • Irish: cumann m
  • Italian: club (it) m, circolo (it) m
  • Japanese: クラブ (ja) (kurabu), 部 (ja) (bu), (dated) 倶楽部 (ja) (kurabu), 同好会 (ja) (どうこうかい, dōkōkai)
  • Kazakh: клуб (kk) (klub)
  • Khmer: ក្លឹប (kləp), បន (km) (bɑɑn)
  • Korean: 동아리 (ko) (dong’ari) (in schools), 동호회(同好會) (ko) (donghohoe)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: یانە‎ (yane)
    Northern Kurdish: yane (ku) f, kulûb f
  • Kyrgyz: клуб (ky) (klub)
  • Lao: ສະໂມສອນ (sa mō sǭn)
  • Latin: sodālitās f
  • Latvian: klubs m
  • Lithuanian: klubas (lt) m
  • Macedonian: клуб m (klub)
  • Malay: kelab (ms)
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: клуб (mn) (klub)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: klubb m
    Nynorsk: klubb m
  • Pashto: کلب‎ m (klab), کلوب‎ m (klub), کلوپ‎ m (klūp)
  • Persian: باشگاه‎ (fa) (bâšgâh)
  • Polish: klub (pl) m, stowarzyszenie (pl) n
  • Portuguese: clube (pt) m
  • Romanian: club (ro) n
  • Russian: клуб (ru) m (klub)
  • Scottish Gaelic: cròilean m
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: клу̑б m
    Roman: klȗb (sh) m
  • Slovak: klub m
  • Slovene: klub (sl) m
  • Spanish: club (es) m
  • Swahili: klabu (sw)
  • Swedish: klubb (sv) c
  • Tajik: клуб (tg) (klub), бошгоҳ (bošgoh)
  • Thai: คลับ (klàp), สโมสร (th) (sà-moo-sɔ̌ɔn)
  • Turkish: kulüp (tr)
  • Turkmen: klub
  • Ukrainian: клуб (uk) m (klub)
  • Urdu: کلب‎ m (klab)
  • Uyghur: كۇلۇب‎ (kulub)
  • Uzbek: klub (uz)
  • Vietnamese: câu lạc bộ (vi), CLB
  • Volapük: klub (vo)
  • Welsh: clwb m
  • Yiddish: קלוב‎ m (klub)

heavy stick for use as weapon or plaything

  • Afrikaans: knuppel
  • Arabic: هِرَاوَة‎ f (hirāwa)
  • Armenian: մահակ (hy) (mahak), գուրզ (hy) (gurz), լախտ (hy) (laxt), կոպալ (hy) (kopal)
  • Bashkir: күҫәк (küθäk)
  • Belarusian: дубі́нка f (dubínka), дручо́к m (dručók)
  • Bulgarian: сопа (bg) f (sopa), тояга (bg) f (tojaga)
  • Catalan: bastó (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 棒 (zh) (bàng), 棍棒 (zh) (gùnbàng)
  • Czech: kyj (cs) m, klacek (cs) m, obušek m
  • Dutch: knuppel (nl) m
  • Esperanto: klabo (eo)
  • Finnish: nuija (fi) (weapon); maila (fi) (plaything)
  • French: bâton (fr) m, gourdin (fr) m
  • Galician: bastón (gl) m, moca f, baloco m, porra f
  • Georgian: კეტი (ḳeṭi), კომბალი (ḳombali), ხელკეტი (xelḳeṭi)
  • German: Keule (de) f
  • Greek: ρόπαλο (el) (rópalo)
    Ancient: ῥόπαλον n (rhópalon)
  • Hawaiian: hoa
  • Hebrew: אַלָּה‎ (he) f (alá), נַבּוּט‎ (he) m (nabút)
  • Hindi: डंडा (hi) (ḍaṇḍā)
  • Hungarian: bunkó (hu), furkó (hu), bunkósbot (hu), furkósbot (hu)
  • Icelandic: kylfa (is) f
  • Irish: smíste m, cleith f
  • Italian: clava (it), bastone (it) m, mazza (it) f
  • Japanese: 棒 (ja) (ぼう, bō), 棍棒 (ja) (こんぼう, konbō)
  • Khmer: ព្រនង់ (km) (prɔnŭəng)
  • Korean: 몽둥이 (mongdung’i)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: kaşok (ku) m
  • Latgalian: mylyns m, vāza f
  • Latin: fūstis m, clāva f, matia f (Mediaeval)
  • Latvian: milna f, vāle f
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: муна (mn) (muna), бороохой (mn) (borooxoj)
  • Navajo: tsihał
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: klubbe f
  • Ojibwe: bagamaagan
  • Old English: sagol m
  • Old Norse: klubba c
  • Ottoman Turkish: طوپوز‎ (topuz)
  • Persian: چماق‎ (fa) (čomâq), باتون‎ (fa) (bâtun), چنبه‎ (fa) (čonbe)
  • Plautdietsch: Pruntel m
  • Polish: maczuga (pl) f
  • Portuguese: clava (pt) f, bastão (pt) m, porrete (pt) m
  • Romanian: bâtă (ro) f
  • Russian: дуби́нка (ru) f (dubínka), дуби́на (ru) f (dubína), па́лица (ru) f (pálica)
  • Sanskrit: गदा (sa) f (gadā)
  • Slovak: obušok m, kyjak m, palica (sk) f
  • Spanish: bastón (es) m, garrote (es) m, porra (es) m
  • Sundanese: panakol
  • Swahili: rungu (sw)
  • Swedish: klubba (sv) c
  • Thai: กระบอง (th) (grà-bɔɔng), ตะบอง (th) (dtà-bɔɔng)
  • Tocharian B: śakāto
  • Turkish: çomak (tr)
  • Ukrainian: дрючо́к m (drjučók), дуби́нка f (dubýnka), па́лиця (uk) f (pálycja)
  • Uyghur: تاياق‎ (tayaq)
  • Uzbek: tayoq (uz)
  • Vietnamese: dùi cui (vi), gậy tày (vi), gậy (vi)
  • Volapük: lustaf

hitting implement in certain ball games

  • Arabic: عَصًا‎ m (ʕaṣan)
  • Azerbaijani: kötək
  • Bulgarian: па́лка (bg) f (pálka)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 棒 (zh) (bàng)
  • Czech: hůl (cs) f
  • Finnish: maila (fi)
  • French: club (fr)
  • German: Schläger (de) m
  • Hebrew: מַחְבֵּט‎ (he) m (maḥbét), אַלָּה‎ (he) f (alá)
  • Hungarian: ütő (hu), golfütő (hu)
  • Kazakh: таяқ (taäq)
  • Khmer: គ្រទា (krɔtiə)
  • Lao: ຄ້ອນ (lo) (khǭn), ຄ້ອນຖື (khǭn thư̄)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: kølle f
  • Polish: kij (pl) m
  • Portuguese: taco (pt)
  • Russian: клю́шка (ru) f (kljúška) (hockey, golf etc), би́та (ru) f (bíta) (baseball, lapta, gorodki etc), па́лка (ru) f (pálka)
  • Slovak: pálka f
  • Spanish: palo (es) m
  • Turkmen: taýak

establishment that provides staged entertainment

  • Afrikaans: klub (af), nagklub
  • Arabic: نَادٍ لَيْلِيّ‎ m (nādin layliyy) (indefinite), اَلنَّادِي اَللَّيْلِيّ‎ m (an-nādī l-layliyy) (definite)
    Hijazi Arabic: كْلَب‎ m (klab), مَرْقَص‎ m (margaṣ)
  • Armenian: ակումբ (hy) (akumb)
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 夜總會／夜总会 (je6 zung2 wui6-2)
    Mandarin: 夜總會／夜总会 (zh) (yèzǒnghuì)
    Min Nan: 夜總會／夜总会 (iā-chóng-hōe)
  • Czech: klub (cs) m
  • Danish: klub c
  • Esperanto: amuzejo
  • Faroese: klubbi m
  • Finnish: klubi (fi); yökerho (fi) (nightclub)
  • French: boîte (fr) f, boîte de nuit (fr) f
  • Galician: discoteca (gl) f
  • German: Nachtklub (de) m, Nachtlokal (de) n
  • Greek: κλαμπ (el) n (klamp)
  • Hebrew: מוֹעֲדוֹן‎ (he) m (mo’adón)
  • Hindi: रात का क्लब m (rāt kā klab), क्लब (hi) m (klab)
  • Hungarian: nightclub (hu), mulató (hu), szórakozóhely (hu), diszkó (hu)
  • Irish: club m
  • Japanese: ナイトクラブ (naitokurabu), クラブ (ja) (kurabu)
  • Korean: 클럽 (ko) (keulleop), 나이트 클럽 (naiteu keulleop)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: nattklubb m
  • Persian: باشگاه‎ (fa) (bâšgâh), کلوب‎ (fa) (kolub)
  • Portuguese: boate (pt), balada (pt)
  • Russian: ночно́й клуб m (nočnój klub), клуб (ru) m (klub)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: клу̑б m
    Roman: klȗb (sh) m
  • Spanish: discoteca (es) f
  • Swahili: klabu (sw)
  • Swedish: nattklubb (sv)
  • Thai: คลับ (klàp)
  • Turkish: kulüp (tr), gece kulübü (tr)

playing card symbol, ♣

  • Afrikaans: klawer
  • Arabic: سِبَاتِي‎ m (sibātī)
  • Armenian: խաչ (hy) (xačʿ)
  • Bulgarian: спатия f (spatija), трефа f (trefa)
  • Burmese: ညှင်း (my) (hnyang:)
  • Catalan: trèvol (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 梅花 (mui4 faa1)
    Mandarin: 梅花 (zh) (méihuā)
  • Czech: kříž (cs) m
  • Danish: kløver c
  • Dutch: klaveren (nl) m pl
  • Estonian: risti (et)
  • Faroese: kleyvari m
  • Finnish: risti (fi)
  • French: trèfle (fr) m
  • Galician: trevo (gl) m
  • German: Kreuz (de) n
  • Greek: σπαθί (el) n (spathí)
  • Hebrew: תִּלְתָּן‎ (he) m (tiltán)
  • Hungarian: treff (hu)
  • Icelandic: lauf (is) m
  • Italian: fiori (it) m pl
  • Japanese: クラブ (ja) (kurabu), クローバー (ja) (kurōbā)
  • Kazakh: кіреш (kıreş), шыбын (kk) (şybyn) (dialectal), шытыр (şytyr) (dialectal)
  • Khmer: ជួង (km) (cuəng)
  • Korean: 클럽 (ko) (keulleop), 클로버 (ko) (keullobeo)
  • Lao: ຫມາກຈ່ວນ (māk chūan)
  • Macedonian: треф m (tref)
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: цэцэг (mn) (ceceg)
    Mongolian: ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ (čečeg)
  • Navajo: báasdos
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: kløver (no) m
  • Ojibwe: danens, binewizid
  • Persian: خاج‎ (fa) (xâj)
  • Polish: trefl (pl) m, żołądź (pl) m (colloquial), dzwonka pl (colloquial)
  • Portuguese: paus (pt) m
  • Russian: тре́фа (ru) f (tréfa), кре́сти (ru) pl (krésti), трефо́вая масть f (trefóvaja mastʹ)
  • Spanish: trébol (es) m
  • Swahili: pau
  • Swedish: klöver (sv) c
  • Telugu: కళావరు (te) (kaḷāvaru)
  • Thai: ดอกจิก (th) (dɔ̀ɔk-jìk)
  • Turkish: sinek (tr)
  • Yiddish: צלם‎ m (tseylem)

playing card marked with symbol ♣

  • Finnish: risti (fi)

Translations to be checked

  • Welsh: (please verify) clwb (3,4)

See also[edit]

  • wand

Verb[edit]

club (third-person singular simple present clubs, present participle clubbing, simple past and past participle clubbed)

  1. (transitive) To hit with a club.
    He clubbed the poor dog.
  2. (intransitive) To join together to form a group.
    • Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream / Of fancy, madly met, and clubb’d into a dream.
  3. (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.
    a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes
  4. (intransitive) To go to nightclubs.

    • 1997, Sarah Penny, The whiteness of bones, page 4:

      In London you lived on beans, but you clubbed all night

    • 2011, Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival:

      I was rarely there —I was clubbing at night, sleeping during the day, back and forth to L.A.—but I had more money than I knew what to do with.

    • 2013, Fabrice Humbert, Sila’s Fortune:

      He had been clubbing until the early hours

    We went clubbing in Ibiza.
    When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.
  5. (intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
    • 1730, Jonathan Swift, Death and Daphne
      The owl, the raven, and the bat / Clubb’d for a feather to his hat.
  6. (transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
    to club the expense
  7. (nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
  8. (military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

    • 1876, Major-General G. E. Voyle and Captain G. De Saint-Clair-Stevenson, F.R.G.S., A Military Dictionary, Comprising Terms, Scientific and Otherwise, Connected with the Science of War, Third Edition, London: William Clowes & Sons, page 80:

      To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column.

  9. (transitive) To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.

    to club exertions

    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

      For instance, let us suppose that Homer and Virgil, Aristotle and Cicero, Thucydides and Livy, could have met all together, and have clubbed their several talents to have composed a treatise on the art of dancing: I believe it will be readily agreed they could not have equalled the excellent treatise which Mr Essex hath given us on that subject, entitled, The Rudiments of Genteel Education.

    • 1854, The Eclectic Review, page 147:

      You see a person, who, added to yourself, would make, you think, a glorious being, and you proceed to idealize accordingly; you stand on his head, and outtower the tallest; you club your brains with his, and are wiser than the wisest; you add the heat of your heart to his, and produce a very furnace of love.

  10. (transitive, military) To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.

Derived terms[edit]

  • club together
  • clubbing
  • go clubbing

Translations[edit]

to hit with a club

  • Afrikaans: slaan (af), neek, donner
  • Bulgarian: (please verify) удрям с тояга (udrjam s tojaga)
  • Catalan: bastonejar (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 用棍棒打 (yòng gùnbàng dǎ)
  • Dutch: neerknuppelen, slaan (nl)
  • Finnish: nuijia (fi)
  • French: bâtonner (fr)
  • German: knüppeln (de)
  • Hebrew: חָבַט‎ (he) (ḥavát)
  • Maori: haukuru
  • Polish: pałować (pl) impf, spałować pf
  • Russian: бить (ru) (bitʹ), ударя́ть (ru) (udarjátʹ)
  • Spanish: apalear (es), garrotear (es) (rare), aporrear (es)

to join together to form a group

  • Bulgarian: (please verify) обединявам се в клуб (obedinjavam se v klub)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 聯合／联合 (zh) (liánhé)
  • Dutch: (please verify) zich groeperen, (please verify) zich verenigen, (please verify) samengaan (nl), (please verify) een club vormen
  • German: zusammenlegen (de)
  • Russian: (please verify) устра́ивать скла́дчину (ustráivatʹ skládčinu)
  • Spanish: agrupar (es) (pronominal)

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English club.

Noun[edit]

club m (plural clubs)

  1. club (association)
  2. (golf) club

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English club.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /klʏp/
  • Hyphenation: club
  • Rhymes: -ʏp

Noun[edit]

club m (plural clubs, diminutive clubje n)

  1. club, association
  2. (golf) club

Derived terms[edit]

  • clubhuis
  • damclub
  • golfclub
  • handbalclub
  • schaakclub
  • skiclub
  • stamclub
  • tennisclub
  • voetbalclub

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English club.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (France) IPA(key): /klœb/, /klyb/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /klʏb/

Noun[edit]

club m (plural clubs)

  1. club (association)
  2. (golf) club
    Synonym: (Quebec) bâton

Derived terms[edit]

  • bienvenue au club
  • soda club

Descendants[edit]

  • → Romanian: club
  • → Turkish: kulüp

Further reading[edit]

  • “club”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English club.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklab/, /ˈklɛb/, /ˈklub/, /ˈkløb/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ab, -ɛb, -ub
  • Hyphenation: clùb

Noun[edit]

club m (invariable)

  1. club (association)
  2. club (golf implement)

References[edit]

  1. ^ club in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

club

  1. Alternative form of clubbe

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French club.

Noun[edit]

club n (plural cluburi)

  1. club

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English club.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈklub/ [ˈkluβ̞]
  • Audio (Latin America) (file)
  • Rhymes: -ub
  • Syllabification: club

Noun[edit]

club m (plural clubs or clubes)

  1. club (association)
    Synonyms: asociación, cofradía, gremio

Derived terms[edit]

  • club de fans
  • club nocturno

Further reading[edit]

  • “club”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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  • 1
    club

    Ⅰ

    club [klʌb]

    1) дуби́нка

    2)

    спорт.

    клю́шка; би́та; булава́

    2.

    v

    бить (дубиной, прикладом)

    Ⅱ

    карт.

    тре́фы, тре́фовая масть

    Ⅲ

    club [klʌb]

    1) собира́ться вме́сте

    2) устра́ивать скла́дчину (together, with)

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > club

  • 2
    club

    club
    n

    клуб

    — night club

    Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.
    .
    1995.

    * * *

    club
    n

    1) клуб; 2) деревянный молоток

    Англо-русский строительный словарь.
    Академик.ру.
    2011.

    Англо-русский словарь строительных терминов > club

  • 3
    club

    English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > club

  • 4
    Club

    Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > Club

  • 5
    club

    • club: Join the club!
    присоединяйся к нам!, ты не один! (восклицание, когда кто-то ещё оказывается в схожем положении)

    США. Лингвострановедческий англо-русский словарь > club

  • 6
    club

    Персональный Сократ > club

  • 7
    club

    club class

    групповой класс

    English-Russian aviation dictionary > club

  • 8
    club

    1. n дубинка

    2. n дубина, средство устрашения; угроза

    3. n булава

    4. n клюшка

    5. n бита

    6. n приклад

    7. v бить дубинкой, прикладом

    8. v бить прикладом

    9. v вынуждать, заставлять под нажимом

    10. n клуб

    Rotary Club — клуб «Ротари»; клуб деловых людей, бизнесменов

    11. n «клуб», коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентам

    12. n полит. жарг. группа; группировка, блок

    nuclear club — «ядерный клуб», державы, обладающие ядерным оружием

    13. n ночной клуб

    strip club — клуб с показом стриптиза, стриптиз-клуб

    14. n помещение клуба

    15. a клубный

    16. a дежурный

    17. v собираться вместе; объединяться

    18. v устраивать складчину

    19. n трефы, трефовая масть

    20. n трефа, карта трефовой масти; трефовка

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. association (noun) association; brotherhood; circle; clique; confederation; congress; coterie; federation; fellowship; fraternity; guild; league; lodge; order; organisation; organization; society; sodality; union

    2. clubhouse (noun) base; center; centre; clubhouse; headquarters; meeting house

    3. cudgel (noun) bat; baton; billy; billy club; blackjack; bludgeon; cudgel; knobkerrie; mace; nightstick; shillelagh; spontoon; stick; truncheon; war club

    4. night club (noun) bar; cabaret; casino; discotheque; lounge; night club; nightclub

    5. beat (verb) batter; beat; bludgeon; buffet; hit; pommel; pound; slug; thump; whack

    English-Russian base dictionary > club

  • 9
    club

    I

    1. 1) дубинка

    2) дубина, средство устрашения; угроза

    2) клюшка ()

    1. 1) бить дубинкой, прикладом

    2) бить прикладом (ружья)

    2. (into) вынуждать, заставлять под нажимом ()

    the unions club bed the employers into giving the workers better terms — профсоюзы вынудили предпринимателей улучшить условия рабочих

    II

    1. 1) клуб

    2) «клуб», коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентам

    3)

    жарг. группа (

    держав); группировка, блок

    nuclear [atomic] club — «ядерный клуб», державы, обладающие ядерным [атомным] оружием

    Common Market club — «клуб Общего рынка», страны, входящие в Европейское экономическое сообщество

    4) ночной клуб

    2. помещение клуба

    in the club — беременная ( о незамужней)

    1. клубный

    3. [klʌb]

    (обыкн. club together)

    1) собираться вместе; объединяться

    2) устраивать складчину

    the family clubbed together to buy a new car — вся семья собирала деньги на новую машину, новую машину покупали всем семейством

    II
    [klʌb]

    2) трефа, карта трефовой масти; трефовка

    НБАРС > club

  • 10
    club

    клуб
    имя существительное:

    глагол:

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > club

  • 11
    club

    [̈ɪklʌb]

    club бить (дубиной, прикладом) club блок club группировка club дубинка club клуб club спорт. клюшка; бита; булава club коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентам club приклад (ружья) club собираться вместе club pl карт. трефы, трефовая масть club устраивать складчину (together, with) hunting club клуб охотников working men’s club рабочий клуб

    English-Russian short dictionary > club

  • 12
    club

    English-Russian military dictionary > club

  • 13
    club

    English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > club

  • 14
    club

    Politics english-russian dictionary > club

  • 15
    club

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > club

  • 16
    club

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > club

  • 17
    club

    Rotary Club — клуб «Ротари»; клуб деловых людей, бизнесменов

    English-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > club

  • 18
    club

    Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > club

  • 19
    club

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > club

  • 20
    club

    ̈ɪklʌb I
    1. сущ.
    1) а) дубинка, дубина;
    палица (вид древнего оружия) Syn: bludgeon, cudgel б) спорт клюшка;
    бита;
    булава( используются для удара по мячу)
    2) приклад( ружья)
    2. гл. наносить удар, бить( дубиной, прикладом) Syn: beat, strike II
    1. сущ. клуб key club ≈ клуб «своего ключа» (частный клуб, куда имеют доступ только те, у кого есть свой собственный ключ от двери) Syn: association, federation, league, lodge, order, union
    2. гл.
    1) собираться вместе
    2) устраивать складчину (together, with) ∙ club together III сущ.;
    карт.
    1) мн. трефы, трефовая масть
    2) трефа, карта трефовой масти to play a club ≈ ходить с трефы
    дубинка дубина, средство устрашения;
    угроза — the * of a nation-wide strike угроза объявить всеобщую забастовку булава (гимнастика) клюшка (хоккей, гольф) бита (бейсбол) приклад (ружья) бить дубинкой, прикладом бить прикладом ( ружья) вынуждать, заставлять под нажимом — the unions *bed the employers into giving the workers better terms профсоюзы вынудили предпринимателей улучшить условия труда рабочих клуб — tennis * тенисный клуб — nature-study * клуб натуралистов-любителей «клуб», коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентам — book * клуб книголюбов (получающих книги со скидкой) (политика) (жаргон) группа( особ. держав) ;
    группировка, блок — nuclear * «ядерный клуб», державы, обладающие ядерным оружием — NATO * блок стран НАТО — Common Market * «клуб Общего рынка», страны, входящие в Европейское экономическое сообщество ночной клуб помещение клуба — he started for the * in the afternoon днем он поехал в клуб > in the * (сленг) беременная( особ. о незамужней) > join the *! (сленг) ты не один! клубный дежурный( о блюде) — * breakfast стандартный завтрак собираться вместе;
    объединяться устраивать складчину — to * the expense разделить на всех расходы — the family *bed together to buy a new car вся семья собирала деньги на новую машину, новую машину покупали всем семейством трефы, трефовая масть трефа, карта трефовой масти;
    трефовка — to play a * ходить с трефы
    club бить (дубиной, прикладом) ~ блок ~ группировка ~ дубинка ~ клуб ~ спорт. клюшка;
    бита;
    булава ~ коммерческая организация, предоставляющая льготы своим клиентам ~ приклад (ружья) ~ собираться вместе ~ pl карт. трефы, трефовая масть ~ устраивать складчину (together, with)
    hunting ~ клуб охотников
    working men’s ~ рабочий клуб

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