club1
n.
- an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity.
▸an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport.
- an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence.
- a nightclub with dance music.
v.
(clubs, clubbing, clubbed)
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(club together)
combine with others to collect a sum of money.
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(usu. go clubbing)
informal go out to nightclubs.
Phrase
- join the club
informal a remark addressed to someone who is in a similar difficult situation to oneself.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: formed obscurely from club2.
club2
n.
- a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon.
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(also golf club)
a club used to hit the ball in golf, with a heavy wooden or metal head on a slender shaft.
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(clubs)
one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil.
▸a card of such a suit.
v.
(clubs, clubbing, clubbed)
beat with a club or similar implement.
Etymology
ME: from ON clubba, var. of klumba; rel. to clump.