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.
a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.
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.
club sandwich.
Nautical.
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.
a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail.
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.
Origin of club
1175–1225; Middle English clubbe<Old Norse klubba club; akin to clump
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.
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“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.
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Zora Williams was a star student at Lincoln High, involved in countless clubs and applying to prestigious colleges across the country.
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Individual no-shows from the big names doomed the club’s chances.
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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.
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A running joke inside the tribe is that the group is like that club with a hundred people waiting outside to get in.
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Jay Z, Leonardo DiCaprio (also in Miami, sighted leaving a club with 20 women), and Owen Wilson are all dedicated art collectors.
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Jones ruled for Ray and he is now back in business, eligible to sign with any NFL club.
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Inside, the club is built like a baroque theater, with a dance floor in the center and rows of loggias up the walls.