club

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a…

   A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

2. 2

   An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or…

   An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

3. 3

   A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it

   A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.

   • They laid down the Club.
   • 17 Mat 1660, Samuel Pepys, diary first we went and dined at a French house , but paid 10s for our part of the club
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   1. 4

      An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a…

      An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

      • She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.
   2. 5

      A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

   3. 6

      Any set of people with a shared characteristic.

      • You also hate Night Court? Join the club.
      • Michael stood you up? Welcome to the club.
   4. 7

      A club sandwich.

      • Crab cake sandwiches, tuna melts, chicken clubs, salmon cakes, and prime-rib sandwiches are usually on the menu.
   5. 8

      The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

   6. 9

      The propeller of an aeroplane.

   7. 10

      To hit with a club.

      • He clubbed the poor dog.
      • "We must club the seals," I announced, when convinced of my poor marksmanship. "I have heard the sealers talk about clubbing them."
   8. 11

      To score a victory over by a large margin.

   9. 12

      To join together to form a group.

      • Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream / Of fancy, madly met, and clubb'd into a dream.
   10. 13

       To combine into a club-shaped mass.

       • a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes
   11. 14

       To go to nightclubs.

       • We went clubbing in Ibiza.
       • When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.
       • In London you lived on beans, but you clubbed all night
   12. 15

       To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.

       • The owl, the raven, and the bat / Clubb'd for a feather to his hat.
   13. 16

       To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.

       • to club the expense
   14. 17

       To drift in a current with an anchor out.

   15. 18

       To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

       • To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column.
   16. 19

       To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.

       • to club exertions
   17. 20

       To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.

The neighborhood

• synonymconfraternityassociation of members
• synonymcudgel
• synonymteamsports association
• neighborwand
• neighborsports club