often attributive
1
a
: a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon
b
: a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games
c
: something resembling a club
2
a
: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover
b
clubs plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: the suit comprising cards marked with clubs
3
a
: an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically
also
: a group identified by some common characteristic
nations in the nuclear club
b
: the meeting place of a club
lunch at the club
c
: an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage
d
e
: an athletic association or team
4
clubbed; clubbing
1
a
: to beat or strike with or as if with a club
b
: to gather into a club-shaped mass
clubbed her hair
2
a
: to unite or combine for a common cause
b
: to contribute to a common fund
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