What does the word club mean

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  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

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)

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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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.

Bill Burr

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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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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLUB

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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?

club

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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FREQUENCY

Very widely used

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of club

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «club».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «club» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «club» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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.

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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.

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The Mother-Daughter Book Club

The book club is about to get a makeover.

Heather Vogel Frederick, 2010

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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

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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.

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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 …

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«to hit with a club,» 1590s, from club (v.). Meaning «gather in a club-like mass» is from 1620s. Related: Clubbed; clubbing. CLUB, verb (military). — In manoeuvring troops, so to [..]

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c. 1200, «thick stick used as a weapon,» from Old Norse klubba «cudgel» or a similar Scandinavian source (compare Swedish klubba, Danish klubbe), assimilated from Proto-Germanic *k [..]

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heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, often used as a weapon.

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The expression golf club describes basically three different meanings. On the one hand side it is part of the equipment, so the device you do your strokes with. Furthermore it can also describe a golf course or a special golf facility, whereas on the other hand side the term golf club can also refer to a group or an association of golf players, the [..]

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a tool for the player to hit the ball. A player is allowed to carry up to 14 clubs while playing.

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baseball club: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; &amp;quot;each club played six home games with teams in its own division&amp;quot; unite with a common purp [..]

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Golf club, the term is used to denote the tool used to strike the golf ball, or a golfing facility or golf course and finally an association or a group of golfers.

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equipment consisting of a head, shaft and grip used to hit that dimpled ball.

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The implement used in golf to strike the ball. Consists of a shaft, grip and a clubhead of wood or metal.

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a group of people who meet to of things together, like playing tennis or golf. The same word also means a heavy stick

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To dream of being approached by a person bearing a club, denotes that you will be assailed by your adversaries, but you will overcome them and be unusually happy and prosperous; but if you club any one, you will undergo a rough and profitless journey.   

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of orchids (family Orchidaceae) when perianth segment swollen apically and that portion often covered in glands or glandular hairs.

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A group of underwriters who do not need to proceed to syndication as part of a fund-raising.

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(n) a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together(n) a formal association of people with similar interests(n) stout stick that is larger at one end(n) a building that is occ [..]

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A society of persons who club together, or form themselves into a knot or lump.

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A private, nonprofit corporation or association which is the owner, lessee or occupant of an establishment operated solely for objects of a national, social, patriotic, political or athletic nature or the like, but not for pecuniary gain, the advantages of which belong to all the members.

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A boom on a jib or staysail.

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A boom on a jib or staysail

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1. a boom for a jib on a vessel so rigged.   2. a spar laced to the foot of a jib, or sometimes to the after edge of a quadrilateral, fore-and-aft rigged sail like that on a log canoe.

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A boom on a jib or staysail.

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Same as brake club. Club winder is switchman or brakeman. A brakeman’s club was usually his only weapon of defense against hoboes.

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portion of the antenna that is enlarged from the other segments

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probably humanity’s oldest weapon, the club is simply a weighted stick with a heavy end and a grip.

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The symbol ♣, which appears on the 13 cards of the lowest ranking of the four suits in a bridge deck. It stems from the French (trefle), but the name seems to be of Spanish or Italian origin as a tr [..]

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Is a period term. In the modern day the terms of club and team are almost synonymous, but in the period; team was a term infrequently used to describe the men chosen to be on the field on the day of the game. A period term would be a nine or side. A club was the entire group or association from which the team or nine were chosen.

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a group of players who get together to play bridge, or the place where such a group meets

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association of persons with some common objective, usually jointly supported and meeting periodically.

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Used to hit the ball. You will see that golf is basically all about ballistics. The distance covered by the ball depends on the club-face, more or less open, and the speed of the club head when it hit [..]

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club (association of members)

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A group of underwriters who do not need to proceed to form a syndicate.

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Definition as Noun
  • stout stick that is larger at one end
  • a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
  • a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
  • a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
  • a building that is occupied by a social club
  • golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
  • a formal association of people with similar interests
Definition as Verb
  • unite with a common purpose
  • gather and spend time together
  • gather into a club-like mass
  • strike with a club or a bludgeon

Synonyms

  • baseball club, ball club, nine
  • cabaret, nightclub, night club, nightspot
  • clubhouse
  • golf club, golf-club, golfclub
  • social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order
  • bludgeon

Examples

  • «he carried a club in self defense»; «he felt as if he had been hit with a club«
  • «he led a small club«; «clubs were trumps»
  • «each club played six home games with teams in its own division»
  • «don’t expect a good meal at a cabaret»; «the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night»; «he played the drums at a jazz club«
  • «the clubhouse needed a new roof»
  • «he joined a golf club«; «they formed a small lunch society»; «men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today»
  • «The two men clubbed together»
  • «They always club together»
  • «club hair»

Part of Speech

Comparisons

  • Club vs baseball club
  • Club vs ball club
  • Club vs nine
  • Club vs cabaret
  • Club vs nightclub
  • Club vs night club
  • Club vs nightspot
  • Club vs clubhouse
  • Club vs golf club
  • Club vs golf-club
  • Club vs golfclub
  • Club vs social club
  • Club vs society
  • Club vs guild
  • Club vs gild
  • Club vs lodge
  • Club vs order
  • Club vs bludgeon

See also

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. baseball club, ball club, club, ninenoun

    a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

    «each club played six home games with teams in its own division»

  2. club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, ordernoun

    a formal association of people with similar interests

    «he joined a golf club»; «they formed a small lunch society»; «men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today»

  3. clubnoun

    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»

  4. clubhouse, clubnoun

    a building that is occupied by a social club

    «the clubhouse needed a new roof»

  5. golf club, golf-club, clubnoun

    golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

  6. clubnoun

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

    «he led a small club»; «clubs were trumps»

  7. cabaret, nightclub, night club, club, nightspotverb

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

    «don’t expect a good meal at a cabaret»; «the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night»; «he played the drums at a jazz club»

  8. clubverb

    unite with a common purpose

    «The two men clubbed together»

  9. clubverb

    gather and spend time together

    «They always club together»

  10. club, bludgeonverb

    strike with a club or a bludgeon

  11. clubverb

    gather into a club-like mass

    «club hair»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. clubnoun

    A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon.

  2. clubnoun

    An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

  3. clubnoun

    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.

  4. clubnoun

    A playing card marked with the symbol .

  5. clubnoun

    An implement to hit the ball in some ballgames, e.g. golf.

  6. clubnoun

    Any set of people with a shared characteristic.

  7. clubverb

    to hit with a club.

    He clubbed the poor dog.

  8. clubverb

    to join together to form a group.

  9. clubverb

    To combine into a club-shaped mass.

  10. clubverb

    To go to nightclubs.

  11. Etymology: From clubbe, from klubba, cognate with Old High German kolbo and German Kolbe

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. CLUBnoun

    Etymology: clwppa, Welsh; kluppel, Dutch.

    1. A heavy stick; a staff intended for offence.

    He strove his combred club to quit
    Out of the earth.
    Edmund Spenser, Fairy Queen, b. i. cant. 8.

    As he pulled off his helmet, a butcher slew him with the stroak of a club.
    John Hayward.

    Arm’d with a knotty club another came.
    John Dryden, Æn.

    2. The name of one of the suits of cards.

    The clubs black tyrant first her victim died,
    Spite of his haughty mien and barb’rous pride.
    Alexander Pope.

    3. The shot or divi dend of a reckoning, paid by the company in just proportions.

    Stephen Skinner.

    A fuddling couple sold ale: their humour was to drink drunk, upon their own liquor: they laid down their club, and this they called forcing a trade.
    Roger L’Estrange.

    4. An assembly of good fellows, meeting under certain conditions.

    What right has any man to meet in factious clubs to vilify the government?
    John Dryden, Medal. Dedication.

    5. Concurrence; contribution; joint charge.

    He’s bound to vouch them for his own,
    Tho’ got b’ implicite generation,
    And general club of all the nation.
    Hudibras, p. ii. cant. 1.

  2. To Clubverb

    To pay to a common reckoning.

    Plums and directors, Shylock and his wife,
    Will club their testers now to take your life.
    Alexander Pope, Horace.

    Fibres being distinct, and impregnated by distinct spirits, how should they club their particular informations into a common idea.
    Jeremy Collier, on Thought.

  3. To Clubverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    1. To contribute to a common expence in settled proportions.2. To join to one effect; to contribute separate powers to one end.

    ’Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream
    Of fancy, madly met, and club’d into a dream.
    Dryden.

    Every part of the body seems to club and contribute to the seed, else why should parents, born blind or deaf, sometimes generate children with the same imperfections.
    John Ray.

    Let sugar, wine, and cream together club,
    To make that gentle viand, syllabub.
    King.

    The owl, the raven, and the bat,
    Club’d for a feather to his hat.
    Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

  1. Clubnoun

    a heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the hand; a weapon; a cudgel

  2. Clubnoun

    any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure

  3. Clubnoun

    an association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members

  4. Clubnoun

    a joint charge of expense, or any person’s share of it; a contribution to a common fund

  5. Clubverb

    to beat with a club

  6. Clubverb

    to throw, or allow to fall, into confusion

  7. Clubverb

    to unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions

  8. Clubverb

    to raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense

  9. Clubverb

    to form a club; to combine for the promotion of some common object; to unite

  10. Clubverb

    to pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution

  11. Clubverb

    to drift in a current with an anchor out

  12. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. klubba, klumba, club, klumbufir a clubfoot, SW. klubba club, Dan. klump lump, klub a club, G. klumpen clump, kolben club, and E. clump.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Club

    klub, n. a heavy tapering stick, knobby or massy at one end, used to strike with: a cudgel: a bat used in certain games: an instrument for playing golf, variously with wooden heads, iron heads, and wooden heads with brass soles: a bunch; one of the four suits of cards: a combination: a clique, set: an association of persons for the joint study of literature, politics, &c., or for social ends: an association of persons who possess a building as a common resort for the members: a club-house, or the house occupied by a club.—v.t. to beat with a club: to gather into a bunch: to combine: to throw soldiers into confusion.—v.i. to join together for some common end: to combine together: to share in a common expense.—adjs. Club′bable, sociable; Clubbed, like a club.—n. Club′bing, beating: combination: a disease in some plants.—adj. Club′bish, given to clubs.—ns. Club′bism, the club system; Club′bist, Club′-foot, a deformed foot.—adj. Club′-foot′ed.—n. Club′-grass, a species of grass having a club-shaped articulation.—v.t. Club′-haul, (naut.), to tack by dropping the lee anchor and slipping the cable.—adj. Club′head′ed, having a thick head.—ns. Club′-house, a house for the accommodation of a club; Club′-law, government by violence; Club′-man, one who carries a club: a member of a club; Club′-mas′ter, the manager of, or purveyor for, a club; Club′-moss, one of the four genera of Lycopodiaceæ; Club′-room, the room in which a club meets; Club′-rush, a plant of many varieties of the genus Scripus or rush.—n.pl. Clubs (see Clumps). [Ice. and Sw. klubba; same root as Clump.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Club

    An organized group of people for a specific purpose.

    The local boys and girls club were very grateful for their support.

    Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Club

    From the German kleben, to adhere, cleave to, associate.

Matched Categories

    • Baseball Team
    • Building
    • Gather
    • Hit
    • Playing Card
    • Stick
    • Unite

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘club’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #575

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘club’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #888

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word ‘club’ in Nouns Frequency: #179

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of club in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of club in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of club in a Sentence

  1. Timothee Mbuya:

    The police came to disperse the people with tear gas and went after all the young people who were wearing T-shirts of (Katumbi’s soccer club).

  2. The Teachings of Ebenezum, Volume VIII:

    A wizard cannot do everything; a fact most magicians are reticent to admit, let alone discuss with prospective clients. Still, the fact remains that there are certain objects, and people, that are, for one reason or another, completely immune to any direct magical spell. It is for this group of beings that the magician learns the subtleties of using indirect spells. It also does no harm, in dealing with these matters, to carry a large club near your person at all times.

  3. Patrick Reed:

    When I hit 6-iron normally 200 yards and I’m pulling 6-iron from 170, it’s tough, the main thing was just to stay in my golf swing and just be comfortable and try to be confident that’s the club to hit from those distances. I feel like I did a good job.

  4. Brooks Koepka:

    Yeah, I don’t know what he was doing, building sand castles in the sand, you know where your club is. I took three months off and I can promise you I know if I touch sand. If you look at the video, obviously he grazes the sand twice and then he still chops down on it.

  5. Kevin Westgarth:

    Taking this initial step with Tennessee State University, led by their ambitious and visionary leadership, awakens thought on potential playing opportunities, new facilities, and new avenues to watch live hockey, all driven by an HBCU and NHL club in the heart of Nashville. This could be a game-changer.

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Translations for club

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  • nagklub, klub, klawer, knuppel, donner, slaan, neekAfrikaans
  • النادي الليلي, النادي, هراوة, نادٍ ليلي, نادٍ, سباتيArabic
  • клубBelarusian
  • тояга, палка, спатия, трефа, клуб, сопаBulgarian
  • bastó, trèvol, club, bastonejarCatalan, Valencian
  • hůl, klub, klacek, obušek, kyj, kříž, spolekCzech
  • clwbWelsh
  • kløver, klubDanish
  • Schläger, Nachtlokal, Verein, Keule, Nachtklub, Klub, Bengel, Kreuz, zusammenlegen, schlagenGerman
  • κλαμπ, λέσχη, σπαθί, ρόπαλοGreek
  • kluboEsperanto
  • trébol, club, bastón, discoteca, garrote, palo, garrotear, agrupar, apalearSpanish
  • ristiEstonian
  • باشگاه, چماق, کلوب, خاج, باتونPersian
  • kerho, maila, yökerho, risti, klubi, nuija, nuijiaFinnish
  • boîte de nuit, club, bâton, trèfle, boîte, gourdin, bâtonnerFrench
  • cumannIrish
  • cròileanScottish Gaelic
  • discotecaGalician
  • מועדון, מועדון לילה, תלתן, מחבט, אלה, חבטHebrew
  • क्लबHindi
  • klub, ütő, nightclub, treff, szakkör, bunkóHungarian
  • խաչ, ակումբ, գուրզ, լախտ, մահակArmenian
  • laufIcelandic
  • clava, club, circolo, bastoneItalian
  • 棍棒, クラブ, 倶楽部, ナイトクラブ, 棒Japanese
  • 철퇴, 구락부, 클럽, 쇠몽둥이Korean
  • kaşok, یانه‌Kurdish
  • sodālitās, fūstis, matiaLatin
  • vāle, milnaLatvian
  • клубMacedonian
  • kelabMalay
  • klubbNorwegian
  • klaveren, knuppel, club, slaan, neerknuppelenDutch
  • klubbNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kløver, klubbe, kølle, nattklubbNorwegian
  • tsihał, báasdosNavajo, Navaho
  • stowarzyszenie, trefl, maczuga, klub, kijPolish
  • clube, taco, balada, paus, boate, clavaPortuguese
  • bâtăRomanian
  • крести, клуб, клюшка, дубина, бита, палица, дубинка, трефовая масть, трефа, ночной клуб, ударять, битьRussian
  • клуб, klubSerbo-Croatian
  • pálka, klubSlovak
  • klubSlovene
  • panakolSundanese
  • nattklubb, klubba, klubb, klöverSwedish
  • klabu, rungu, pauSwahili
  • కళావరుTelugu
  • ดอกจิกThai
  • kulüp, gece kulübü, sinekTurkish
  • клубUkrainian
  • CLB, câu lạc bộVietnamese
  • lustaf, klubVolapük

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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 clubclubs 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 Idioms and Phrases with club

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