26984 words

club

16 definitions • 22 examples
1
an organization of people with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities:

Examples:

join a club I've just joined the local golf/squash/tennis club.
club member Visitors must be accompanied by club members.
2
a building in which a club meets:

Examples:

We played tennis and then had lunch at the club.
3
a private social organization that offers its members, who often have a common interest, do similar work, have been to the same university, etc., somewhere to meet, eat, and sometimes a place to stay; the building where an organization like this is based:

Examples:

The Garrick is one of a handful of London clubs that do not admit women as members.
a gentlemen's/members' club
He had afternoon tea at his club.
4

Examples:

They were mainly supporters of London clubs such as Tottenham, West Ham, and Chelsea.
The club has a lot of good hockey players.
People in the survey were asked to name their favourite club outside their home .
Stockport County Football Club
5
a place that people go to in order to dance and drink in the evening:

Examples:

I went to that new club that's just opened.
6
a long, thin stick used in golf to hit the ball:

Examples:

golf club a set of golf clubs
7
a heavy stick used as a weapon
8
one of the four suits in playing cards, represented by a symbol with three round leaves:

Examples:

of clubs the three/King of clubs
9
a playing card from the suit of clubs:

Examples:

Now you have to play a club if you have one.
10
to beat a person, an animal, or an object, usually repeatedly, with a heavy stick or object:

Examples:

He was clubbed over the head.
be clubbed to death The alligators are then clubbed to death.
11
an organization of people with a common purpose or interest who meet regularly and share activities:

Examples:

My book club meets the first Tuesday of every month to discuss a new book we’ve all read.
12
A club is also a team:

Examples:

13
a long, thin stick with a wide part at the bottom, used to hit the ball in the game of golf
14
a heavy stick used as a weapon
15
to hit someone with a heavy stick:
16
an organization of people with the same purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities:

Examples:

belong to/join a club Many of the business leaders in town belong to the local Rotary Club.
a health/fitness club Exercise doesn't have to mean buying fancy equipment or joining an expensive health club.

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