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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Club \Club\ (kl[u^]b), n. [Cf. Icel. klubba, klumba, club,
     klumbuf[=o]ir a clubfoot, SW. klubba club, Dan. klump lump,
     klub a club, G. klumpen clump, kolben club, and E. clump.]
     1. A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded with
        the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.
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              But make you ready your stiff bats and clubs;
              Rome and her rats are at the point of battle.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. [Cf. the Spanish name bastos, and Sp. baston staff, club.]
        Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the
        trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having
        such figure.
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     3. An association of persons for the promotion of some common
        object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship,
        etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments
        or contributions of the members.
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              They talked
              At wine, in clubs, of art, of politics. --Tennyson.
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              He [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members
              of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes
              been called the Literary Club, but which has always
              disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the
              simple name of the Club.              --Macaulay.
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     4. A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a
        contribution to a common fund.
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              They laid down the club.              --L'Estrange.
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              We dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings
              for our part of the club.             --Pepys.
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     Club law, government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.
        --Addison. 
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     Club root (Bot.), a disease of cabbages, by which the roots
        become distorted and the heads spoiled.
  
     Club topsail (Naut.), a kind of gaff topsail, used mostly
        by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short
        ``club'' or ``jack yard'' to increase its spread.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Club \Club\, v. i.
     1. To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some
        common object; to unite.
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              Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream
              Of fancy, madly met, and clubbed into a dream.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge
        or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
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              The owl, the raven, and the bat,
              Clubbed for a feather to his hat.     --Swift.
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     3. (Naut.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Club \Club\ (kl[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clubbed (kl[u^]bd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Clubbing.]
     1. To beat with a club.
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     2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
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              To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in
              the commanding officer to restore any given body of
              men to their natural front in line or column.
                                                    --Farrow.
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     3. To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a
        common end; as, to club exertions.
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     4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to
        club the expense.
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     To club a musket (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so
        as to use it as a club.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Debating \De*bat"ing\, n.
     The act of discussing or arguing; discussion.
  
     Debating society or club, a society or club for the
        purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous
        speaking.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Club \Club\, v. i.
     1. To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some
        common object; to unite.
  
              Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream Of fancy,
              madly met, and clubbed into a dream.  --Dryden.
  
     2. To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge
        or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
  
              The owl, the raven, and the bat, Clubbed for a
              feather to his hat.                   --Swift.
  
     3. (Naut.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Club \Club\, n. [CF. Icel. klubba, klumba, club, klumbuf?ir a
     clubfoot, SW. klubba club, Dan. klump lump, klub a club, G.
     klumpen clump, kolben club, and E. clump.]
     1. A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded the
        hand; a weapon; a cudgel.
  
              But make you ready your stiff bats and clubs; Rome
              and her rats are at the point of battle. --Shak.
  
     2. [Cf. the Spanish name bastos, and Sp. baston staff, club.]
        Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the
        trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having
        such figure.
  
     3. An association of persons for the promotion of some common
        object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship,
        etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments
        or contributions of the members.
  
              They talked At wine, in clubs, of art, of politics.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
              He [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members
              of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes
              been called the Literary Club, but which has always
              disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the
              simple name of the Club.              --Macaulay.
  
     4. A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a
        contribution to a common fund.
  
              They laid down the club.              --L'Estrange.
  
              We dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings
              for our part of the club.             --Pepys.
  
     Club law, government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.
        --Addison. 
  
     Club moss (Bot.), an evergreen mosslike plant, much used in
        winter decoration. The best know species is Lycopodium
        clavatum, but other Lycopodia are often called by this
        name. The spores form a highly inflammable powder.
  
     Club root (Bot.), a disease of cabbages, by which the roots
        become distorted and the heads spoiled.
  
     Club topsail (Naut.), a kind of gaff topsail, used mostly
        by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short
        ``club'' or ``jack yard'' to increase its spread.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Club \Club\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clubbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Clubbing.]
     1. To beat with a club.
  
     2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
  
              To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in
              the commanding officer to restore any given body of
              men to their natural front in line or column.
                                                    --Farrow.
  
     3. To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a
        common end; as, to club exertions.
  
     4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to
        club the expense.
  
     To club a musket (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so
        as to use it as a club.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  club
       n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel
            together; "each club played six home games with teams in
            its own division" [syn: baseball club, ball club, nine]
       2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
          joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
          "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
          today" [syn: society, guild, gild, lodge, order]
       3: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in
          self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
       4: a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new
          roof" [syn: clubhouse]
       5: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: golf
          club, golf-club]
       6: a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or
          more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs
          were trumps"
       7: a spot that is open late at night and that provides
          entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing
          and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a
          cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by
          visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at
          a jazz club" [syn: cabaret, nightclub, nightspot]
       v 1: unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
       2: gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
       3: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: bludgeon]
       [also: clubbing, clubbed]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η λέσχη
     2 φαρδιά και βαθειά δερμάτινη πολυθρόνα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Dutch n.
     1 #English, association, organisation
     2 (lb nl golf) #English
     French n.
     1 club#English (gloss: association)
     2 (lb fr golf) club#English
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm clubbe)
     Romanian n.
     (l en club)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Club
     German n.
     1 m club (association of members)
     2 m club (nightclub, discotheque)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     n.
     1 An association of members joining together for some common purpose,
  especially sports or recreation.
     2 # (lb en archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a
  club.
     3 A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a
  bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
     4 # An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
     5 A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a
  contribution to a common fund.
     6 An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with
  food and drink, such as a nightclub.
     7 A black clover shape (&clubs;), one of the four symbols used to
  mark the suits of playing cards.
     8 # A playing card marked with such a symbol.
     9 (lb en humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
     10 A club sandwich.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To hit with a club.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To join together to form a group.
     3 (lb en intransitive transitive) To combine into a club-shaped mass.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a
  common charge or expense.
     6 (lb en transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional
  assessment.
     7 (lb en nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
     8 (lb en military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Dutch n.
     1 #English, association, organisation
     2 (lb nl golf) #English
     French n.
     1 club#English (gloss: association)
     2 (lb fr golf) club#English
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm clubbe)
     Romanian n.
     (l en club)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Club
     German n.
     1 m club (association of members)
     2 m club (nightclub, discotheque)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Dutch n.
     1 #English, association, organisation
     2 (lb nl golf) #English
     French n.
     1 club#English (gloss: association)
     2 (lb fr golf) club#English
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm clubbe)
     Spanish n.
     (l en club) (gloss: ''association'')

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Club
     German n.
     1 m club (association of members)
     2 m club (nightclub, discotheque)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Espanja n.
     1 klubi, kerho
     2 ''~ nocturno'' yökerho
     Italia n.
     kerho, klubi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  club
     Engelska n.
     1 klubb, förening
     2 klubba, påk
     3 (tagg kortspel språk=en) klöver
     Engelska vb.
     klubba, slå

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Club
     Tyska n.
     klubb, junta

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Club /klˈuːp/ 
  club 
     Synonym: Klub
  
   see: Klubs, Clubs, Leseclub, die deutschen Bundesligaclubs

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  club /klˈʌb/
  1. klub
  2. vereniging

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Club /klˈʌb/
  النادي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  club //klʌb// 
  1. клуб
  association of members
  2. сопа, тояга
  heavy stick for use as weapon or plaything
  3. па́лка
  hitting implement in certain ball games
  4. спатия, трефа
  playing card symbol, ♣

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  club //klʌb// 
  1. удрям с тояга
  to hit with a club
  2. обединявам се в клуб
  to join together to form a group