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Meaning of club in English

club
noun
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/klʌb/ us
/klʌb/

club noun (GROUP)

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A2 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
an organization of people with a common purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities:
join a club I've just joined the local golf/squash/tennis club.
club member Visitors must be accompanied by club members.
[ C ]
a building in which a club meets:
We played tennis and then had lunch at the club.
Synonym
clubhouse
[ C ]
a private social organization that offers its members, who often have a common interest, do similar work, have been to the same university, etc., somewhere to meet, eat, and sometimes a place to stay; the building where an organization like this is based:
The Garrick is one of a handful of London clubs that do not admit women as members.
a gentlemen's/members' club
He had afternoon tea at his club.
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club noun (TEAM)

B1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
a sports team:
They were mainly supporters of London clubs such as Tottenham, West Ham, and Chelsea.
The club has a lot of good hockey players.
People in the survey were asked to name their favourite club outside their home .
Stockport County Football Club
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club noun (DANCE)

B1 [ C ]
a place that people go to in order to dance and drink in the evening:
I went to that new club that's just opened.
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nightclub
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club noun (GOLF)

[ C ]
a long, thin stick used in golf to hit the ball:
golf club a set of golf clubs
 
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club noun (WEAPON)

[ C ]
a heavy stick used as a weapon
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club noun (CARD)

clubs [ plural or U ]
one of the four suits in playing cards, represented by a symbol with three round leaves:
of clubs the three/King of clubs
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a playing card from the suit of clubs:
Now you have to play a club if you have one.
 
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Idiom

in the club
club
verb [ T ]
uk
/klʌb/ us
/klʌb/
-bb-
to beat a person, an animal, or an object, usually repeatedly, with a heavy stick or object:
He was clubbed over the head.
be clubbed to death The alligators are then clubbed to death.
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Phrasal verb

club together
(Definition of club from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

club | American Dictionary

club
noun [ C ]
us
/klʌb/

club noun [C] (GROUP)

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an organization of people with a common purpose or interest who meet regularly and share activities:
My book club meets the first Tuesday of every month to discuss a new book we’ve all read.
A club is also a team:
a major league baseball club

club noun [C] (GOLF STICK)

a long, thin stick with a wide part at the bottom, used to hit the ball in the game of golf

club noun [C] (WEAPON)

a heavy stick used as a weapon
club
verb [ T ]
us/klʌb/
-bb-

club verb [T] (USE WEAPON)

[ T ]
to hit someone with a heavy stick:
(Definition of club from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

club | Business English

club
noun [ C ]
uk
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an organization of people with the same purpose or interest, who meet regularly and take part in shared activities:
belong to/join a club Many of the business leaders in town belong to the local Rotary Club.
a health/fitness club Exercise doesn't have to mean buying fancy equipment or joining an expensive health club.
a sports/cricket/sailing club
a club member/chairman/meeting
(Definition of club from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Collocations with club

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archery club
He is the sub-captain of the archery club.
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cinema club
However, let us suppose that in the licence granted to a cinema club there was a general condition that only censored films should be shown.
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dance club
In the second case the visitors are invited to actively participate in the familiar environment of a dance club.
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團體, 俱樂部, 社團…
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团体, 俱乐部, 社团…
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क्लब, एक संघ, अशी जागा जिथे लोक संध्याकाळी नाचआणि मौजमजेसाठी जातात…
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（スポーツや趣味の）クラブ, （ゴルフの）クラブ, （ナイト）クラブ…
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kulüp, golf sopası, sopa…
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club [masculine], boîte [feminine] (de nuit), club [masculine] (de golf)…
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club, pal (de golf), discoteca…
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ஒரு பொதுவான நோக்கம் அல்லது ஆர்வமுள்ள நபர்களைக் கொண்ட அமைப்பு, அவர்கள் தவறாமல் சந்தித்து, பல்வேறு நடவடிக்கைகளில் பங்கேற்கிறார்கள்…
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क्लब, समान रूचि वाले लोगों की मंडली, एक टीम…
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ક્લબ, મંડળ, એક સમાન ઉદેશ્ય અથવા હિત…
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kølle, klub, klør…
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klubba, påk, klubb…
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belantan, kayu golf, kelab…
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die Keule, der Schläger, der Verein…
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klubb [masculine], nattklubb [masculine], golfkølle [masculine]…
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کلب (ایک مشترکہ مقصد یا دلچسپی رکھنے والے لوگوں کی انجمن), کلب…
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кий, палиця, клюшка…
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клуб, клюшка (для гольфа), дубинка…
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క్లబ్, ఒకే రకమైన ఉద్దేశ్యం లేక ఆసక్తి ఉన్న వ్యక్తుల సంఘం. వీరు తరచుగా కలుస్తూ, ఉమ్మడి కార్యక్రమాల్లో పాల్గొంటారు.…
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نادٍ, مَضْرَب الجولْف, مَلهى…
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kyj, hůl, hokejka…
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gada, pemukul, klub…
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ไม้กระบอง, ไม้ตีกอล์ฟ, สโมสร…
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dùi cui, gậy, hội…
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klub, kij, maczuga…
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