I. ˈkləb noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba; akin to Old High German kolbo club
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : a heavy usually tapering staff especially 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. plural but singular or plural in construction : the suit comprising cards marked with clubs
3.
a. : an association of persons for some common object usually jointly supported and meeting periodically ; also : a group identified by some common characteristic
nations in the nuclear club
b. : the meeting place of a club
lunch at the 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
4. : club sandwich
• club·bish ˈklə-bish adjective
II. verb
( clubbed ; club·bing )
Date: 1593
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
1. : to form a club : combine
2. : to pay a share of a common expense
3. : nightclub