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noun | verb clubclub1 /klʌb/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYclub1Origin: 1100-1200 Old Norse klubba heavy stick ► join ... club I decided to join the ski club in college. ► belongs to ... club She belongs to a health club. ► ball club The Red Sox are a hot ball club (=baseball team) this season. THESAURUS a group of people who come together so that they can share an interest, or so that they can work together for a particular purpose► organization a group of people who come together so that they can share an interest, or so that they can work together for a particular purpose: Matt works for an organization that provides food and housing for poor people. The United Nations is an international organization that was established in 1945. ► institution a large important organization such as a bank, hospital, or university: Educational institutions across the state have lost funding. ► institute an organization that has a particular purpose, such as scientific or educational work. Used especially in names: The Salk Institute is dedicated to research in biology. ► association an organization for people in a particular profession, sport, or activity, which officially represents its members. Used especially in names: Doctors are going to the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago. ► party an organization of people with the same political aims which you can vote for in elections: He voted for the Republican Party’s candidate. ► society an organization of people with the same interest or aim, especially a large organization. Used especially in names: My mother is a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. ► club a group of people who meet regularly to do something that they are all interested in, for example an activity or hobby: The college has a chess club. ► union an organization formed by workers in order to protect their rights and improve their pay and working conditions: All teachers have the right to join a union. ► agency an organization, especially within a government, that does a specific job: The Environmental Protection Agency was established as a result of concerns about pollution. 1 FOR AN ACTIVITY/SPORT an organization for people who share a particular interest or enjoy similar activities, or the place where this organization meets: The school has started a chess club. There’s a health club across the street. I decided to join the ski club in college. She belongs to a health club.► see thesaurus at organization2FOR DANCING/MUSIC a place where people go to dance, listen to music, and meet socially, or where they go to listen to comedians: a jazz club a comedy club They’re going out for dinner and then to a club.3PROFESSIONAL SPORT informal a professional organization including the players, managers, and owners of a sports team: There are a number of clubs interested in getting a new quarterback. The Red Sox are a hot ball club (=baseball team) this season.4FOR HITTING A BALL one of the sticks used in golf to hit the ball SYN golf club5WEAPON a thick heavy stick used to hit people or things6a book/record etc. club an organization that people join in order to buy books, records, etc. cheaply: the Book-of-the-Month Club7join the club (also welcome to the club) spoken used after someone describes a bad situation that he or she is in, to say that you are in the same situation: “He never listens to my ideas.” “Join the club.”8IN CARD GAMES a)a black shape with three round leaves, printed on cards for games b)clubs [plural] the suit (=group of cards) that has this shape printed on all its cards: the ace of clubs9FOR MEN an organization, traditionally for men only, that they pay to become members of so that they can relax and enjoy social activities, or the building where this club is[Origin: 1100–1200 Old Norse klubba heavy stick] → see also country club, fan club noun | verb clubclub2 verb (clubbed, clubbing) [transitive] VERB TABLEclub |
| Present | I, you, we, they | club | | he, she, it | clubs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clubbed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clubbed | | he, she, it | has clubbed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clubbed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will club | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clubbed |
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| Present | I | am clubbing | | he, she, it | is clubbing | | you, we, they | are clubbing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was clubbing | | you, we, they | were clubbing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clubbing | | he, she, it | has been clubbing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clubbing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clubbing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clubbing |
► clubbed to death A soldier was clubbed to death. to hit someone hard with a thick heavy object: A soldier was clubbed to death. |