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)
  - 
(club together)
 combine with others to collect a sum of money.
 - 
(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.
 - 
(also golf club)
 a club used to hit the ball in golf, with a heavy wooden or metal head on a slender shaft.
 - 
(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.