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club

/klʌb/
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Explanation of the Word "Club"

Part of Speech: Noun and Verb

Summary

The word "club" has multiple meanings and uses, from a social venue for entertainment to a group of people with shared interests.

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

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