(~s, ~bing, ~bed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ 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 ~...
He was ~ secretary.
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2.
A ~ is a place where the members of a ~ meet.
I stopped in at the ~ for a drink.
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3.
A ~ is a team which competes in sporting competitions.
...Liverpool football ~.
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4.
A ~ is the same as a night~ .
It’s a big dance hit in the ~s.
...the London ~ scene.
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5.
A ~ 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 ~.
= golf ~
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6.
A ~ is a thick heavy stick that can be used as a weapon.
Men armed with knives and ~s attacked his home.
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7.
To ~ a person or animal means to hit them hard with a thick heavy stick or a similar weapon.
Two thugs ~bed 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 ~s.
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A ~ is a playing card of this suit.
The next player discarded a ~.
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