Entry Word: club

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment <hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny>

Synonyms bat, billy, bludgeon, cane, cudgel, nightstick, rod, shillelagh, staff, truncheon

Related Words blackjack, mace; birch, switch; hammer, mallet, maul; walking stick

2 the meeting place of an organization <the Scouts gather at their club every Monday evening>

Synonyms clubhouse, lodge

Related Words den, hangout, haunt, hideaway, hideout, lair; camp, headquarters; meetinghouse

3 a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest <an alumni club> — see association 2