noun
plural clubs
[count] a group of people who meet to participate in an activity (such as a sport or hobby)
the place where the members of a club meet
[count] :a sports team or organization
[count] :an organization in which people agree to buy things (such as books or CDs) regularly in order to receive a benefit (such as lower prices)
[count] :a business that provides entertainment (such as music, dancing, or a show) and that usually serves food and alcohol :nightclub
[count] :a special metal stick used for hitting a golf ball :golf club
[count] :a heavy usually wooden stick that is used as a weapon
[count] :a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like three round leaves
b clubs [plural] :the suit in a deck of playing cards that consists of cards marked by a black shape that looks like three round leaves
[count] informal :club sandwich
in the club
Brit informal :pregnant
join the club
also welcome to the club
informal - used to say that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that you have had yourself
verb
clubs; clubbed; clubbing
[+ obj] :to hit (a person or animal) with a heavy stick or object
club together
[phrasal verb] Brit :to combine your money with the money of other people
If a group of people club together to do something, each member of the group gives some money to pay for something.
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