Club Members Klʌb I Local Golf Organization Extra

• a golf/tennis/chess/film club
• i joined a local canoeing club.
• they belong to the same golf club.
• grandad is a member of the bowling club.

club

1. an organization for people who share an interest or do a sport or activity together
• SEE ALSO fan club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fan-club
• a golf/tennis/chess/film club
• I joined a local canoeing club.
• They belong to the same golf club.
• Grandad is a member of the bowling club.
• For details on club membership email the address below.
• The club hopes to raise at least $10 000 for six local charities.

Extra Examples

• She plays at the local tennis club.
• Who runs the tennis club?
• Anderson took over as club captain.
• Anyone interested in umpiring matches should contact the club chairman.
• I wrote a letter of complaint to the club secretary.
2. the building or rooms that a particular club uses
• SEE ALSO country club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/country-club
• We had lunch at the golf club.
• the club bar
3. a professional sports organization that includes the players, managers, owners and members
• Manchester United Football Club
• a football/rugby/soccer club
• The club have signed a new coach for next season.

Extra Examples

• He is expected to sign for a Premier League club next season.
• Atlético Madrid Football Club
• one of the top football clubs in the country
• Wilkins makes his long awaited debut for his new club.
4. a place where people, especially young people, go and listen to music, dance, watch comedy, etc.
• SEE ALSO clubbing
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clubbing
• a jazz club
• the club scene in Newcastle
• a night out at a comedy club

Extra Examples

• a new style of music on the London club scene
• He toured predominantly on the small club circuit, usually with little or no accompaniment.
5. (especially in the UK) an organization and a place where people can meet together socially or stay
• He's a member of several London clubs.
• members of an exclusive club
6. a business that offers items or services cheaply to its members
• SEE ALSO book club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/book-club
• Car club members can hire cars at special discount rates.
• The book club requires members to buy at least six books in the first year.
7. a heavy stick with one end thicker than the other, that is used as a weapon
• SEE ALSO billy club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/billy-club
8. a long metal stick with a piece of metal or wood at one end, used for hitting the ball in golf
9. one of the four suits (= sets) in a pack of cards. The clubs have a black design with shapes like three black leaves on a short stem.
• the five/queen/ace of clubs
10. one card from the suit called clubs
• I played a club.
11. to be pregnant
12. used when something bad that has happened to somebody else has also happened to you
• So you didn't get a job either? Join the club!

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 6 early 17th cent. (as a verb): formed obscurely from club in the sense to hit someone with a stick or heavy object. noun senses 7 to 10 Middle English: from Old Norse clubba, variant of klumba; related to clump.