- a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They organized a computer club.
- the building or rooms occupied by such a group.
- an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts, bonuses, or interest, in return for regular purchases or payments: a book club; a record club; a Christmas club.
- Sports.
- a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf.
- Indian club.
- a nightclub, especially one in which people dance to popular music, drink, and socialize: Last night we went to all the clubs in town.
- a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.
- a card bearing such figures.
- the suit so marked: Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump.
- club sandwich.
- Nautical.
- a short spar attached to the end of a gaff to allow the clew of a gaff topsail to extend beyond the peak of the gaff.
- a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail.
- clubfoot (def. 3).
- to beat with or as with a club.
- to gather or form into a clublike mass.
- to unite; combine; join together.
- to contribute as one's share toward a joint expense; make up by joint contribution (often followed by up or together): They clubbed their dollars together to buy the expensive present.
- to defray by proportional shares.
- to hold (a rifle, shotgun, etc.) by the barrel, so as to use the stock as a club.
- to go to nightclubs, especially to dance, drink, and socialize: The students at that university go clubbing every Friday night.
- to combine or join together, as for a common purpose.
- to attend a club or a club's activities.
- to gather into a mass.
- to contribute to a common fund.
- to drift in a current with an anchor, usually rigged with a spring, dragging or dangling to reduce speed.
- of or relating to a club.
- consisting of a combination of foods offered at the price set on the menu: They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon.
- a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon
- a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf
- short for Indian club
- a group or association of people with common aims or interests
- the room, building, or facilities used by such a group
- (in combination)
- a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc
- a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco
- an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving
- British an informal word for friendly society
- the black trefoil symbol on a playing card
- a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl) the suit of cards so marked
- nautical
- a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff
- short for club foot (def. 3)
- pregnant
- away from work due to sickness, esp when receiving sickness benefit
- to beat with or as if with a club
- to gather or become gathered into a group
- to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose
- to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt
- to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor