club

(countable)A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.

(countable)An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.

17 Mat 1660, Samuel Pepys, diary first we went and dined at a French house , but paid 10s for our part of the club

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.

(card games) A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

(humorous)Any set of people with a shared characteristic.

You also hate Night Court? Join the club.

Michael stood you up? Welcome to the club.

A club sandwich.

The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

(slang)(World War I– World War II, military slang) The propeller of an aeroplane.

(transitive)To hit with a club.

He clubbed the poor dog.

To score a victory over by a large margin.

(intransitive)To join together to form a group.

(intransitive, transitive)To combine into a club-shaped mass.

a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes

(intransitive)To go to nightclubs.

We went clubbing in Ibiza.

When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.

(intransitive)To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.

(transitive)To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.

to club the expense

(nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

(military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

(transitive)To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.

to club exertions

(transitive)(transitive, military) To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.