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club
(klŭb)n.
1.
a. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
b. An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf.
c. Something resembling a club.
2. Games
a. A black figure shaped like a trefoil or clover leaf on certain playing cards.
b. A playing card with this figure.
c. clubs(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure.
3. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly: a garden club.
4. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group.
5. Sports An athletic team or organization.
6. A nightclub.
v. clubbed, club·bing, clubs
v.tr.
1. To strike or beat with a club or similar implement.
2. To use (a firearm) as a club by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt end.
3. To gather or combine (hair, for example) into a clublike mass.
4. To contribute (money or resources) to a joint or common purpose.
v.intr.
1. To join or combine for a common purpose; form a club.
2. To go to or frequent nightclubs: was out all night clubbing.
[Middle English, from Old Norse klubba.]
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club
(klʌb)n
1. a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon
2. (Golf) a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf. See golf club1
3. (Gymnastics) short for Indian club
4. a group or association of people with common aims or interests: a wine club.
5.
a. the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
b. (in combination): clubhouse.
6. a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc
7. (Commerce) a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco. See also nightclub
8. chiefly Brit an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving
9. (Insurance) Brit an informal word for friendly society
10. (Card Games)
a. the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
b. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked
11. (Nautical Terms) nautical
a. a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
b. short for club foot3
12. in the club slang Brit pregnant
13. on the club slang Brit away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
vb, clubs, clubbing or clubbed
14. (tr) to beat with or as if with a club
15. (often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group
16. (often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose
17. (tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt
18. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor
[C13: from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal]
ˈclubbing n
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club
(klʌb)n., v. clubbed, club•bing. n.
1. a heavy stick, usu. thicker at one end than the other, suitable for use as a weapon; cudgel.
2.
a. a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.
b. Indian club.
3. a group of people organized for a social, literary, or other purpose: an athletic club.
4. the building or rooms occupied by such a group.
5. an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts on purchases: a book club.
6. a group of nations associated in some way: the European economic club.
7. a nightclub or cabaret.
8.
v.t. a. a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.
b. a card bearing such figures.
c. clubs, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the suit so marked.
9. to beat with or as if with a club.
10. to gather or form into a clublike mass.
11. to unite; join together.
12. to contribute as one's share toward a joint expense.
v.i. 13. to combine or join together.
14. to gather into a mass.
15. to attend a club or a club's activities.
16. to contribute to a common fund.
[1175–1225; Middle English clubbe < Old Norse klubba club; akin to clump]
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Club
a meeting or assembly for social discourse; an association of persons of like sympathies usually interested in the promotion of some object, sport, etc.; a combination; a clique.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Gerund: clubbing
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Noun | 1. | club - a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division" baseball team - a team that plays baseball baseball league - a league of baseball teams |
2. | club - 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" association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" bookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" chess club - a club of people to play chess country club - a suburban club for recreation and socializing frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates glee club - a club organized to sing together golf club - a club of people to play golf investors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly jockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racing racket club - club for players of racket sports rowing club - a club for rowers slate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) sorority - a social club for female undergraduates turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts boat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boating service club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services club member - someone who is a member of a club | |
3. | club - 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" bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games bludgeon - a club used as a weapon cudgel - a club that is used as a weapon Indian club - a bottle-shaped club used in exercises knobkerrie, knobkerry - a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa lathee, lathi - club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon, baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen | |
4. | club - a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof" building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" clubroom - a room used for the activities of a club reading room - a room set aside for reading | |
5. | club - golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | |
6. | club - a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps" minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | |
7. | club - 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" spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" supper club - usually a small luxurious nightclub | |
Verb | 1. | club - unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together" |
2. | club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" | |
3. | club - strike with a club or a bludgeon hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
4. | club - gather into a club-like mass; "club hair" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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club
noun
verb
1. beat, strike, hammer, batter, bash, clout (informal), bludgeon, clobber (slang), pummel, cosh (Brit.) Two thugs clubbed him with baseball bats.
Quotations
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" [Groucho Marx]
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" [Groucho Marx]
Types of club
blackjack, bludgeon, cudgel, knobkerrie or knobstick, lathi, life preserver, nightstick, nulla-nulla, quarterstaff, shillelagh or shillala, truncheon, waddyCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
club
nounA group of people united in a relationship and having some interest, activity, or purpose in common:
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Translations
клубсопа
klubkyjkřížkřížová kartabít
klubkølleklør
nuijakerhoklubimailanuijia
klubšipka
klubbunkósbottal üt
lauflemja, berjaklúbbur, félagklúbbur, klúbbhús, félagsheimilikylfa
クラブ棍棒
무기클럽
gilėklubaskryžiaikryžiuskuokelė
klubskreicisnūjarungasist
krížová karta
klubkrižpalica
klubbklubbanattklubbklöver
ไม้พลองสมาคม สโมสร
câu lạc bộdùi cui
club
[klʌb]A. N
1. (= stick) → porra f, cachiporra f
2. (= golf club) → palo m
4. (= association) → club m; (= gaming club) → casino m; (= building) → centro m, club m
a golf club → un club de golf
the youth club → el club juvenil
join the club! (fig) → ¡ya somos dos!
to be in the club (hum) → estar en estado
he put her in the club → él la dejó en estado
a golf club → un club de golf
the youth club → el club juvenil
join the club! (fig) → ¡ya somos dos!
to be in the club (hum) → estar en estado
he put her in the club → él la dejó en estado
5. (= disco) → discoteca f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
club
n
(= weapon) → Knüppel m, → Prügel m, → Keule f; (= golf club) → Golfschläger m; (= Indian club) → Keule f
(= society) → Klub m, → Verein m; (= tennis club, golf club, gentleman’s club, night club) → Klub m, → Club m; (Ftbl) → Verein m; to be in the club (inf) → in anderen Umständen sein (inf), → ein Kind kriegen (inf); to get somebody in the club (inf) → jdm ein Kind machen (inf); join the club! (inf) → gratuliere! du auch!; the London club scene → das Nachtleben von London
vt → einknüppeln auf (+acc), → knüppeln
vi to go clubbing → Nachtklubs besuchen, tanzen gehen
club
:club class
n (Aviat) → Klubklasse f, → Businessklasse f
club foot
n → Klumpfuß m
club-footed
adj → klumpfüßig
clubhouse
n → Klubhaus nt
clubland
n (of gentlemen’s clubs) → Klubviertel m (vornehmer Stadtteil, in dem sich besonders viele Klubs befinden); (esp Brit: of nightclubs) → Vergnügungsviertel nt
clubman
n he isn’t much of a club → er interessiert sich nicht besonders für Klubs
club member
n → Vereins- or Klubmitglied nt
club room
n → Klubraum nt
club sandwich
n → Klubsandwich nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
club
[klʌb]1. n
3. vi to club together (to buy) → mettersi insieme (per comprare)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
club
(klab) noun1. a heavy stick etc used as a weapon.
2. a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf). Which club will you use?
3. a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc. the local tennis club.
4. the place where these people meet. He goes to the club every Friday.
5. one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs.
verb – past tense, past participle clubbed – to beat or strike with a club. They clubbed him to death.
clubs noun plural (sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover. the six of clubs.
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club
→ نادٍ, هِراوة klub, kyj klub, kølle Keule, Verein λέσχη, ρόπαλο club, garrote kerho, nuija club, massue klub, šipka club, mazza クラブ, 棍棒 무기, 클럽 club, knuppel klubb, klubbe klub, pałka bastão, clube, maça дубина, клуб klubb, klubba ไม้พลอง, สมาคม สโมสร kulüp, sopa câu lạc bộ, dùi cui 俱乐部, 大头棒Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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club
n club m; health — gimnasio, club de salud (Ang)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.