- club
- club1 [ klʌb ] noun count ***▸ 1 society for activity▸ 2 place for entertainment▸ 3 sports players and staff▸ 4 place to relax▸ 5 for buying at low price▸ 6 suit of playing cards▸ 7 for hitting ball in golf▸ 8 stick used as weapon▸ + PHRASES1. ) an organization for people who have a common interest in a particular activity or subject:a sailing clubjoin a club: I've joined the chess club.member of a club: Have you thought about becoming a member of our model airplane club?belong to a club: We both belong to the local tennis club.a ) the place where the members of a club meet:We go to the club at least once a week.b ) the people who belong to a club:The whole club is invited to their wedding.2. ) a place you go to in the evening for entertainment:A new comedy club has opened downtown.This is an exclusive club for members only.a ) a place you go to in the evening to dance and drink: NIGHTCLUB3. ) a team of sports players and the staff who work with them:The Waterville baseball club.a soccer club4. ) an organization that provides a place where its members, especially men, can go and eat, relax, or stay:a gentleman's club5. ) an organization that you join in order to buy something such as books or records that are sent to you by post6. ) a playing card with a pattern like three black balls on a black stem on ita ) clubs plural the suit (=group) of playing cards that have a pattern like three black balls on a black stem on them. The other suits are diamonds, hearts, and spades:the king of clubs7. ) an object used for hitting the ball in golf: GOLF CLUB8. ) a thick heavy stick used as a weaponwelcome to/join the club SPOKENused for telling someone you understand an unpleasant situation they are in, because you are in the same situationclubclub 2 [ klʌb ] verb transitiveto hit someone with a heavy object,club to`gether phrasal verb intransitiveif people club together, each of them gives some money so all the money collected can be used to buy something
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
