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club
noun
a
group
of
people
who
meet
regularly
because
they
share
the
same
interest
or
activity
•
Mona
joined
the
school
club
for
chess
to
sharpen
her
strategy
skills
.
Mona
joined
the
school
club
for
chess
to
sharpen
her
strategy
skills
.
•
Every
Friday
evening
,
the
hiking
club
meets
in
the
park
to
plan
weekend
trips
.
Every
Friday
evening
,
the
hiking
club
meets
in
the
park
to
plan
weekend
trips
.
From
Old
Norse
“
klubba
,”
meaning
a
thick
stick
,
later
extended
in
English
to
groups
of
people
meeting
together
.
noun
a
place
,
usually
open
at
night
,
where
people
go
to
dance
,
listen
to
music
,
and
drink
•
We
waited
in
line
for
an
hour
to
get
into
the
new
dance
club
downtown
.
We
waited
in
line
for
an
hour
to
get
into
the
new
dance
club
downtown
.
•
The
club
was
packed
,
and
the
DJ
played
everyone
’
s
favorite
songs
.
The
club
was
packed
,
and
the
DJ
played
everyone
’
s
favorite
songs
.
Sense
evolved
in
the
19th
century
from
private
gentlemen
’
s
clubs
that
offered
entertainment
and
refreshments
.
noun
a
long
stick
with
a
special
head
used
to
hit
a
ball
in
sports
like
golf
•
He
chose
a
nine-iron
club
for
the
short
approach
shot
.
He
chose
a
nine-iron
club
for
the
short
approach
shot
.
•
Keep
your
club
steady
and
swing
smoothly
through
the
ball
.
Keep
your
club
steady
and
swing
smoothly
through
the
ball
.
Specialized
sporting
sense
developed
in
the
18th
century
when
golf
equipment
became
distinct
.
noun
one
of
the
four
suits
in
a
deck
of
playing
cards
,
shown
as
a
black
three-leaf
symbol
•
She
played
the
ace
of
clubs
to
win
the
trick
.
She
played
the
ace
of
clubs
to
win
the
trick
.
•
If
you
don
’
t
have
a
club
,
you
must
discard
another
suit
.
If
you
don
’
t
have
a
club
,
you
must
discard
another
suit
.
Borrowed
from
French
playing-card
terminology
in
the
15th
century
.
noun
a
thick
,
heavy
stick
used
as
a
weapon
•
The
caveman
carried
a
wooden
club
for
protection
.
The
caveman
carried
a
wooden
club
for
protection
.
•
A
police
officer
found
an
illegal
metal
club
hidden
in
the
suspect
’
s
car
.
A
police
officer
found
an
illegal
metal
club
hidden
in
the
suspect
’
s
car
.
Original
and
earliest
meaning
of
the
word
,
dating
back
to
Old
Norse
.
verb
-
club
,
clubbing
,
clubs
,
clubbed
to
hit
someone
or
something
with
a
heavy
stick
•
The
guard
clubbed
the
intruder
on
the
arm
to
stop
him
.
The
guard
clubbed
the
intruder
on
the
arm
to
stop
him
.
•
Fishermen
once
clubbed
seals
,
a
practice
now
banned
in
many
countries
.
Fishermen
once
clubbed
seals
,
a
practice
now
banned
in
many
countries
.
Verb
use
comes
from
the
noun
meaning
“
heavy
stick
,”
recorded
from
the
14th
century
.