[club] n, often attrib [ME clubbe, fr. ON klubba; akin to OHG kolbo club] (13c) 1 a: a heavy usu. tapering staff esp. of wood wielded as a weapon b: a stick or bat used to hit a ball in any of various games c: something resembling a club
2. a: a playing card marked with a stylized figure of a black clover b pl but sing or pl in constr: the suit comprising cards marked with clubs 3 a: an association of persons for some common object usu. jointly supported and meeting periodically; also: a group identified by some common characteristic "nations in the nuclear ~" b: the meeting place of a club c: an association of persons participating in a plan by which they agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage d: nightclub e: an athletic association or team -- club.bish adj
[2]club vb clubbed ; club.bing vt (1593) 1 a: to beat or strike with or as if with a club b: to gather into a club-shaped mass "clubbed her hair"
2. a: to unite or combine for a common cause b: to contribute to a common fund ~ vi 1: to form a club: combine
2: to pay a share of a common expense