club (klʌb
)
Definitions
noun
- a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon
- a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf See golf club (sense 1)
- short for Indian club
- a group or association of people with common aims or interests ⇒
a wine club
- the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
- ((in combination) ⇒
clubhouse
- a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc
- a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco See also nightclub
- mainly British an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving
- British an informal word for friendly society
- the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
- a card with one or more of these symbols or (a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked
- nautical
- a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
- short for club foot (sense 3)
- See in the club
- See on the club
verb
Word forms: clubs, clubbing, clubbed
- (tr) to beat with or as if with a club
- (often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group
- (often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose
- (tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt
- (intr) nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor
Alternative Forms
ˈclubbing nounWord Origin
C13: from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metalSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member"
Translations
- British English:
club
A club is an organization of people who are all interested in a particular activity....a chess club.klʌb NOUN ...a chess club.
- Spanish:
garrote
nm
- French:
club
nm
- German:
Keule
nm
- Chinese: 俱乐部 n
- Arabic: نادٍ n
- Portuguese: bastão nm
- Russian: дубинка nf
- Croatian: šipka nf
- Czech: kyj nm
- Danish: kølle nutr
- Dutch: knuppel nm
- Finnish: nuija n
- Greek: ρόπαλο nnt
- Italian: mazza nf
- Japanese: クラブ n
- Korean: 무기 n
- Norwegian: klubbe nm
- Polish: pałka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: clube nm
- European Spanish:
garrote
nm
- Swedish: klubba nutr
- Thai: ไม้พลอง n
- Turkish: sopa n
- Vietnamese: dùi cui n
- British English:
club
A club is a thick, heavy stick that can be used as a weapon.Men armed with knives and clubs attacked his home.klʌb NOUN Men armed with knives and clubs attacked his home.
- Spanish:
club
nm
- French:
massue
nf
- German:
Verein
nm
- Chinese: 大头棒 n
- Arabic: هِراوة n
- Portuguese: clube nm
- Russian: клуб nm
- Croatian: klub nm
- Czech: klub nm
- Danish: klub nutr
- Dutch: club n
- Finnish: kerho n
- Greek: λέσχη nf
- Italian: club nm
- Japanese: 棍棒 n
- Korean: 클럽 n
- Norwegian: klubb nm
- Polish: klub nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: maça nf
- European Spanish:
club
nm
- Swedish: klubb nutr
- Thai: สมาคม สโมสร n
- Turkish: klüp n
- Vietnamese: câu lạc bộ n
Usage examples
The more you get involved, the more likely you are to find a club or other riders suited to you.
Cycling Weekly (2004)Mr McManus was chairman of the parish GAA club for three years in the early 1970s.
Irish Times (2002)'I can't answer questions concerning the future of the club ,' said McCall.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Arthur was often needed at the office now on Saturday mornings and many afternoons he told Angela he was visiting his club.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)