Collins English-English Dictionary

club [kl^b]

1. 1. n a stout stick, usually with one end thicker than the other, esp one used as a weapon

2. 2. n a stick or bat used to strike the ball in various sports, esp golf - See golf club

3. 3. n short for Indian club

4. 4. n a group or association of people with common aims or interests

   a wine club

5. 5. n the room, building, or facilities used by such a group

6. 6. n (in combination)

   clubhouse

7. 7. n a building in which elected, fee-paying members go to meet, dine, read, etc

8. 8. n a commercial establishment in which people can drink and dance; disco - See also nightclub

9. 9. n [chiefly Brit] an organization, esp in a shop, set up as a means of saving

10. 10. n an informal word for friendly society

11. 11. n [Brit] the black trefoil symbol on a playing card

12. 12. n a card with one or more of these symbols or (when pl.) the suit of cards so marked

13. 13. n [nautical] a spar used for extending the clew of a gaff topsail beyond the peak of the gaff

14. 14. n short for club foot

15. 15. vt. [tr] to beat with or as if with a club

16. 16. vt. [often foll by together] to gather or become gathered into a group

17. 17. vt. [often foll by together] to unite or combine (resources, efforts, etc) for a common purpose

18. 18. vt. [tr] to use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a weapon by holding the barrel and hitting with the butt

19. 19. vi. [intr] [nautical] to drift in a current, reducing speed by dragging anchor

20. 20. vi. [Etymology] C13: from Old Norse klubba, related to Middle High German klumpe group of trees, clump, Old English clympre lump of metal