CLUB

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ~be, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo ~ Date: 13th century 1. a heavy usually tapering staff especially of wood wielded as a weapon, a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games, something resembling a ~, 2. a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover, the suit comprising cards marked with ~s, 3. an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically, the meeting place of a ~ , an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage, night~ , an athletic association or team, ~ sandwich , ~bish adjective II. verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1593 transitive verb 1. to beat or strike with or as if with a ~, to gather into a ~-shaped mass , 2. to unite or combine for a common cause, to contribute to a common fund, intransitive verb to form a ~ ; combine , to pay a share of a common expense, night~