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noun
1.
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
2.
a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They organized a computer club.
3.
the building or rooms occupied by such a group.
4.
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.
5.
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a nightclub or cabaret: Last night we went to all the clubs in town.
7.
a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card.
8.
a card bearing such figures.
9.
clubs, (used with a singular or plural verb) the suit so marked: Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump.
11.
COLLAPSENautical.
a.
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.
b.
a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail.
c.
clubfoot (def. 3).
verb (used with object)
12.
to beat with or as with a club.
13.
to gather or form into a clublike mass.
14.
to unite; combine; join together.
15.
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.
16.
EXPANDto defray by proportional shares.
17.
COLLAPSEto hold (a rifle, shotgun, etc.) by the barrel, so as to use the stock as a club.
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Clubbed
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used without object)
18.
to combine or join together, as for a common purpose.
19.
to attend a club or a club's activities.
20.
to gather into a mass.
21.
to contribute to a common fund.
22.
Nautical. to drift in a current with an anchor, usually rigged with a spring, dragging or dangling to reduce speed.
adjective
23.
of or pertaining to a club.
24.
consisting of a combination of foods offered at the price set on the menu: They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon.
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Word Origin & History
club
c.1200, from O.N. klubba "cudgel," from P.Gmc. *klumbon; the sense "to associate" is first attested 1660s, apparently for "form a mass like the thick end of a club." Specific sense of "bat used in games" is from mid-15c. The club at cards (1560s) is the right name for the suit (It. bastone), even though
EXPANDthe pattern adopted is the Fr. trefoil. Club sandwich first recorded 1903; club soda is 1877, originally a proprietary name. Club-foot is from 1530s.
COLLAPSE
"I got a good mind to join a club and beat you over the head with it." [Rufus T. Firefly]
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