club
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba (“cudgel”), cognate with Old High German kolbo (“club”) and German Kolbe (“club”)
[edit] Noun
club (plural clubs)
- A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon.
- An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
- 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.
- A playing card marked with the symbol ♣.
- I've got only one club in my hand.
- An implement to hit the ball in some ballgames, e.g. golf.
- (humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
- You also hate Night Court? Join the club.
- Michael stood you up? Welcome to the club.
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- cudgel wielded as a weapon
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weapon
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association of members
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nightclub
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playing card symbol, ♣
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hitting implement
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[edit] Verb
club (third-person singular simple present clubs, present participle clubbing, simple past and past participle clubbed)
- (transitive) to hit with a club.
- He clubbed the poor dog.
- (intransitive) to join together to form a group.
- (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.
- (intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
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to hit with a club
to join together to form a group
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[edit] Catalan
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club m. (plural clubs)
[edit] French
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From English club
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club m. (plural clubs)
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- (golf club): bâton (Quebec)
[edit] Italian
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English
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club m. inv.
- club (association; golf implement)
[edit] Spanish
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From English club.
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- IPA: /klub/
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club m. (plural clubs or clubes)
- club (association)
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- (association): asociación f., cofradía f., gremio m.
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- club nocturno m.
- club de fans m.
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