Definition of club
1a : a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weaponb : a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various gamesc : something resembling a club
2a : a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black cloverb clubs plural in form but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with clubs
3a : 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 clubb : the meeting place of a club lunch at the clubc : an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantaged : nightclube : an athletic association or team
4 : club sandwich
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Examples of club in a Sentence
Do you belong to any clubs?
I'll see you at the club.
the president of a major-league baseball club
He spent five years with the club.
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Origin and Etymology of club
Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo club
First Known Use: 13th century
club
Definition of club
clubbed
;clubbing
Examples of club in a Sentence
They clubbed him with a baseball bat.
clubbed together to share their love of model rockets
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First Known Use of club
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CLUB Defined for English Language Learners
club
playDefinition of club for English Language Learners
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: a group of people who meet to participate in an activity (such as a sport or hobby)
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: the place where the members of a club meet
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: a sports team or organization
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Definition of club for English Language Learners
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: to hit (a person or animal) with a heavy stick or object
CLUB Defined for Kids
Definition of club for Students
1 : a heavy usually wooden stick used as a weapon
2 : a stick or bat used to hit a ball in various games golf club
3 : a group of people associated because of a shared interest
4 : the meeting place of a club
Definition of club for Students
clubbed
;clubbing
: to beat or strike with or as if with a club
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