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Meaning of 'club' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Club [ n.]
- A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.
- Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure.
- An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members.
- A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
2 . Club [ v. i.]
- To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some common object; to unite.
- To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
- To drift in a current with an anchor out.
3 . Club [ v. t.]
- To beat with a club.
- To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
- To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions.
- To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense.

Meaning of 'club' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . club [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it
Example in sentence:
  • clubs were trumps;
  • he led a small club
Meaning (2):
- a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
Example in sentence:
  • don't expect a good meal at a cabaret;
  • he played the drums at a jazz club;
  • the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
Meaning (3):
- a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
Example in sentence:
  • each club played six home games with teams in its own division
Meaning (4):
- stout stick that is larger at one end
Example in sentence:
  • he carried a club in self defense;
  • he felt as if he had been hit with a club
Meaning (5):
- a formal association of people with similar interests
Example in sentence:
  • he joined a golf club;
  • men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today;
  • they formed a small lunch society
Meaning (6):
- a building that is occupied by a social club
Example in sentence:
  • the clubhouse needed a new roof
7 . club [ v]
Meaning (7):
- gather into a club-like mass
Example in sentence:
  • club hair
Meaning (8):
- unite with a common purpose
Example in sentence:
  • The two men clubbed together
Meaning (9):
- gather and spend time together
Example in sentence:
  • They always club together

Nearby Words:

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