club

Plural: clubs

Noun

• a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
  • "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
• a formal association of people with similar interests
  • "he joined a golf club"
• 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"
• a building that is occupied by a social club
  • "the clubhouse needed a new roof"
• golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
  • "he led a small club"
  • "clubs were trumps"
• a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
  • "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"
  • "he played the drums at a jazz club"
• An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
• An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
• The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
• A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
• A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
• An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
• A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
• An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
• A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
• A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
• A playing card marked with such a symbol.
• Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
• A club sandwich.
• The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
• The propeller of an aeroplane.

Verb

Verb Forms: clubbed, clubbing, clubs

• To form into an organized group or association.
• unite with a common purpose
  • "The two men clubbed together"
• gather and spend time together
  • "They always club together"
• strike with a club or a bludgeon
• gather into a club-like mass
  • "club hair"
• To hit with a club.
• To score a victory over by a large margin.
• To join together to form a group.
• To combine into a club-shaped mass.
• To go to nightclubs.
• To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
• To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
• To drift in a current with an anchor out.
• To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
• To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
• To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.

Examples

• He clubbed the poor dog.
• I've got only one club in my hand.
• Michael stood you up? Welcome to the club.
• She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.
• The players decided to CLUB together and challenge the reigning Scrabble champion.
• to club exertions
• We went clubbing in Ibiza.
• When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.
• You also hate Night Court? Join the club.

Synonyms

ball club, baseball club, bludgeon, cabaret, clubhouse, gild, golf club, golf-club, guild, lodge, night club, nightclub, nightspot, nine, order, social club, society, confraternity, cudgel, team

Related Words

wand

Anagrams of club