CLUB


Meaning of CLUB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klʌb ]

( clubs, clubbing, clubbed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.

...the Chorlton Conservative Club.

...a youth club...

He was club secretary.

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2.

A club is a place where the members of a club meet.

I stopped in at the club for a drink.

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3.

A club is a team which competes in sporting competitions.

...Liverpool football club.

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4.

A club is the same as a nightclub .

It’s a big dance hit in the clubs.

...the London club scene.

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5.

A club is a long, thin, metal stick with a piece of wood or metal at one end that you use to hit the ball in golf.

...a six-iron club.

= golf club

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6.

A club is a thick heavy stick that can be used as a weapon.

Men armed with knives and clubs attacked his home.

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7.

To club a person or animal means to hit them hard with a thick heavy stick or a similar weapon.

Two thugs clubbed him with baseball bats...

Clubbing baby seals to death for their pelts is wrong.

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8.

Clubs is one of the four suits in a pack of playing cards. Each card in the suit is marked with one or more black symbols: ♣.

...the ace of clubs.

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A club is a playing card of this suit.

The next player discarded a club.

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