club

club¹

noun

1》 an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity.

    ↘an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport.

2》 an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence.

3》 a nightclub with dance music.

verb (clubs, clubbing, clubbed)

1》 (club together) combine with others to collect a sum of money.

2》 (usu. go clubbing) informal go out to nightclubs.

Phrases

join the club informal a remark addressed to someone who is in a similar difficult situation to oneself.

Derivatives

clubber noun

clubbing noun

Origin

C17: formed obscurely from club².

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club²

noun

1》 a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon.

2》 (also golf club) a club used to hit the ball in golf, with a heavy wooden or metal head on a slender shaft.

3》 (clubs) one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil.

    ↘a card of such a suit.

verb (clubs, clubbing, clubbed) beat with a club or similar implement.

Origin

ME: from ON clubba, var. of klumba; related to clump.