club (kl b)n. 1. A stout heavy stick, usually thicker at one end, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel. 2. Sports An implement used in some games to drive a ball, especially a stick with a protruding head used in golf. 3. Games a. A black figure shaped like a trefoil or clover leaf on certain playing cards. b. A playing card with this figure. c. clubs (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The suit of cards represented by this figure. 4. A group of people organized for a common purpose, especially a group that meets regularly: a garden club. 5. The building, room, or other facility used for the meetings of an organized group. 6. Sports An athletic team or organization. 7. A nightclub. v. clubbed, club·bing, clubs v.tr. 1. To strike or beat with or as if with a club. 2. To use (a firearm) as a club by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt end. 3. To gather or combine (hair, for example) into a clublike mass. 4. To contribute to a joint or common purpose. v.intr. To join or combine for a common purpose; form a club. [Middle English, from Old Norse klubba.] |
club [klʌb]
n
1. a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf See golf club [1]
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) short for Indian club
4. a group or association of people with common aims or interests a wine club
5.
a. the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
b. (in combination) clubhouse
6. a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc.
7. (Business / Commerce) a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco See also nightclub
8. Chiefly Brit an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving
9. (Business / Insurance) Brit an informal word for friendly society
10. (Group Games / Card Games)
a. the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
b. a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl.) the suit of cards so marked
11. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical
a. a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
b. short for club foot [3]
in the club Brit slang pregnant
on the club Brit slang away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
vb clubs, clubbing, clubbed
1. (tr) to beat with or as if with a club
2. (often foll by together) to gather or become gathered into a group
3. (often foll by together) to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc.) for a common purpose
4. (tr) to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Nautical to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor
[from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal]
clubbing n
Club a meeting or assembly for social discourse; an association of persons of like sympathies usually interested in the promotion of some object, sport, etc.; a combination; a clique.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  club - a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"baseball team - a team that plays baseball baseball league - a league of baseball teams |
| 2. |  club - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association" bookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" chess club - a club of people to play chess country club - a suburban club for recreation and socializing frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates glee club - a club organized to sing together golf club - a club of people to play golf investors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly jockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racing racket club - club for players of racket sports rowing club - a club for rowers slate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) sorority - a social club for female undergraduates turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts boat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boating service club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services club member - someone who is a member of a club | |
| 3. | club - stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club" bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games bludgeon - a club used as a weapon cudgel - a club that is used as a weapon Indian club - a bottle-shaped club used in exercises knobkerrie, knobkerry - a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa lathee, lathi - club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" billy, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon, baton - a short stout club used primarily by policemen | |
| 4. |  club - a building that is occupied by a social club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof"building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" clubroom - a room used for the activities of a club reading room - a room set aside for reading | |
| 5. |  club - golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ballgolf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head wood - a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard" | |
| 6. | club - a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it; "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps" minor suit - ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs playing card - one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games | |
| 7. |  club - a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot" supper club - usually a small luxurious nightclub | |
| Verb | 1. | club - unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together" |
| 2. | club - gather and spend time together; "They always club together" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" | |
| 3. | club - strike with a club or a bludgeon hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" | |
| 4. | club - gather into a club-like mass; "club hair" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
club
noun
verb
beat, strike, hammer, batter, bash, clout (informal), bludgeon, clobber (slang), pummel, cosh (Brit.) Two thugs clubbed him with baseball bats.
blackjack, bludgeon, cudgel, knobkerrie or knobstick, lathi, life preserver, nightstick, nulla-nulla, quarterstaff, shillelagh or shillala, truncheon, waddy
Quotations
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" [Groucho Marx]
"I don't want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member" [Groucho Marx]
Types of club
blackjack, bludgeon, cudgel, knobkerrie or knobstick, lathi, life preserver, nightstick, nulla-nulla, quarterstaff, shillelagh or shillala, truncheon, waddy
Translations
club [klʌb]
A. N
1. (= stick) → porra f, cachiporra f
2. (= golf club) → palo m
4. (= association) → club m; (= gaming club) → casino m; (= building) → centro m, club m
a golf club → un club de golf
the youth club → el club juvenil
join the club! (fig) → ¡ya somos dos!
to be in the club (hum) → estar en estado
he put her in the club → él la dejó en estado
a golf club → un club de golf
the youth club → el club juvenil
join the club! (fig) → ¡ya somos dos!
to be in the club (hum) → estar en estado
he put her in the club → él la dejó en estado
5. (= disco) → discoteca f
club
club:
n
(= weapon) → Knüppel m, → Prügel m, → Keule f; (= golf club) → Golfschläger m; (= Indian club) → Keule f
(= society) → Klub m, → Verein m; (= tennis club, golf club, gentleman’s club, night club) → Klub m, → Club m; (Ftbl) → Verein m; to be in the club (inf) → in anderen Umständen sein (inf), → ein Kind kriegen (inf); to get somebody in the club (inf) → jdm ein Kind machen (inf); join the club! (inf) → gratuliere! du auch!; the London club scene → das Nachtleben von London
vt → einknüppeln auf (+acc), → knüppeln
vi to go clubbing → Nachtklubs besuchen, tanzen gehen
club:
club class
n (Aviat) → Klubklasse f, → Businessklasse f
club foot
n → Klumpfuß m
club-footed
adj → klumpfüßig
clubhouse
n → Klubhaus nt
clubland
n (of gentlemen’s clubs) → Klubviertel m (vornehmer Stadtteil, in dem sich besonders viele Klubs befinden); (esp Brit: of nightclubs) → Vergnügungsviertel nt
clubman
n he isn’t much of a club → er interessiert sich nicht besonders für Klubs
club member
n → Vereins- or Klubmitglied nt
club room
n → Klubraum nt
club sandwich
n → Klubsandwich nt
club [klʌb]
1. n
3. vi to club together (to buy) → mettersi insieme (per comprare)
n club [klab]
1 a heavy stick etc used as a weapon. knuppel, knopkierie عَصا، هَراوَه прът kyj kølle die Keule ρόπαλο porra nui چماق؛ باتون nuija gourdin אָלָה डंडा kijača, toljaga bunkósbot gada kylfa bastone こん棒 곤봉 lazda, vėzdas runga; nūja belantan knuppel kølle, klubbe maczuga maça bâtă, băţ дубинка kyjak gorjača toljaga klubba, påk ไม้กระบอง sopa 棍棒 кий, палиця گُرز dùi cui 棍棒
2 a bat or stick used in certain games (especially golf) Which club will you use? stok مَضْرَب стик hůl, hokejka kølle der Schläger μπαστούνι (π.χ. γκολφ) palo (golfi)kepp چوبدستی maila club מָקֵל- डण्डे से मारना palica golfütő pemukul kylfa mazza クラブ (경기, 특히 골프에 사용하는) 클럽 lazda, lazdelė, kuokelė vālīte kayu golf golfstok kølle kij taco crosă клюшка palica palica štap klubba ไม้ตีกอล์ฟ golf sopası (高爾夫球等的)球棒 клюшка,бита بلاّ gậy （高尔夫球等的）球棒
3 a number of people meeting for study, pleasure, games etc the local tennis club. vereniging مُنْتَدى кръжок klub klub der Verein λέσχη, όμιλος club ring, klubi اعضای باشگاه kerho, klubi club מוֹעָדוֹן खेल इत्यादि का क्लब klub, društvo, udruženje egyesület, klub klub, perkumpulan klúbbur, félag club クラブ (모임) 클럽 klubas klubs kelab club klubb, forening klub clube club клуб klub klub klub klubb สโมสร kulüp 俱樂部 клуб لوگوں کا مجموعہ hội 俱乐部
4 the place where these people meet He goes to the club every Friday. klub نادٍ клуб klub klub der Club λέσχη club klubi کانون؛ باشگاه klubi cercle מוֹעָדוֹן जगह जहां लोग मिलते हैं klub, društvo, udruženje klub klub klúbbur, klúbbhús, félagsheimili circolo, club クラブ室 (모임 장소) 클럽 klubas klubs kelab club klubblokale, forsamlingshus klub clube club клуб klub klub klub klubb, klubbhus สถานเริงรมย์ kulüp (binası) 俱樂部的會所 клуб câu lạc bộ 俱乐部的会所
5 one of the playing-cards of the suit clubs. klawer وَرَقَةُ سْباتي (في وَرَق اللَّعِب) спатия křížová karta klør das Kreuz, die Eichel σπαθί (στην τράπουλα) trébol risti خاج؛ گشنیز risti trèfle קְלָף תִלתָן ताश में चिड़िया का पत्ता tref (u igraćim kartama) treff kartu klaver lauf fiori クラブの札 (카드의) 클럽 kryžius, gilė kreicis (kāršu spēlē) kelawar klaveren kløver trefl paus treflă трефа krížová karta križ (pri kartah) tref klöver[] ไพ่ดอกจิก sinek, ispati 梅花紙牌 трефа وہ جہ جو لوگ ملتے ہیں quân nhép （一张）梅花纸牌
v – past tense, past participle clubbed –
to beat or strike with a club They clubbed him to death. slaan يَضْرِبُ بالعَصا/ الهراوَه налагам (u)bít (kyjem, klackem) slå ned; slå ned med kølle schlagen χτυπώ με ρόπαλο aporrear nuiaga materdama با چماق زدن nuijia matraquer לְהַכּוֹת בְּאָלָה डण्डे से पीटना udariti, tući bunkósbottal (meg)üt memukuli lemja, berja bastonare こん棒で打つ 곤봉으로 때리다 (su)mušti (lazdomis) sist (ar rungu, nūju) memukul knuppelen slå med kølle, klubbe (za)pałować, (za)tłuc pałką espancar a ciomăgi бить дубинкой biť s palico tolči izudarati klubba ตี sopa çekmek, sopayla dövmek 用棍棒打 бити زدوکوب کرنا đánh bằng dùi cui 用棍棒打
n pl clubs
(sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits which is black and shaped like a clover the six of clubs. klawer السِّباتي (في وَرَق اللَّعِب) спатия kříže klør Kreuz, Treff, Eichel σπαθιά (στην τράπουλα) trébol risti گشنیز risti trèfle קְלָף תִלתָן ताश में चिड़िया का पत्ता donjak (karta) treff kartu klaver lauf fiori クラブの組み札 (카드의) 클럽 kryžiai, gilės kreicis (kāršu spēlē) kelawar klaveren kløver trefle paus treflă трефы kríž križ (pri kartah) tref klöver ไพ่ดอกจิก sinek, ispati (紙牌)梅花紙牌 трефи تاش کا پتے quân nhép 黑梅花组
club → نادى, هراوة klub, kyj klub, kølle Keule, Verein λέσχη, ρόπαλο club, garrote kerho, nuija club, massue klub, šipka club, mazza クラブ, 棍棒 무기, 클럽 club, knuppel klubb, klubbe klub, pałka bastão, clube, porrete дубинка, клуб klubb, klubba ไม้พลอง, สมาคม สโมสร klüp, sopa câu lạc bộ, dùi cui 俱乐部, 棒
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