Club Klʌb Members Organization Football I Noun Bre

• a golf/tennis, etc. club
• a chess/film/movie, etc. club
• to join/belong to a club
• the club has/have voted to admit new members.

club

1. a group of people who meet together regularly, for a particular activity, sport, etc.
• see also fan club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fan-club
• a golf/tennis, etc. club
• a chess/film/movie, etc. club
• to join/belong to a club
• The club has/have voted to admit new members.
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
4. a place where people, especially young people, go and listen to music, dance, etc.
• see also clubbing
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/clubbing
• a jazz club
• the club scene in Newcastle
5. (especially in Britain) an organization and a place where people can meet together socially or stay
• He's a member of several London clubs.
6. an organization that sells books, CDs, etc. cheaply to its members
• see also book club
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/book-club
• a music club
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
• = golf club (1)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/golf-club
8. one of the four sets of cards (called suits ) in a pack / deck of cards. The clubs have a black design shaped like three black leaves on a short stem.
• See related entries: Card games
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/card_games/club_2
• the five/queen/ace of clubs
9. one card from the suit called clubs
• I played a club.
10. to be pregnant
11. 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!

Extra Examples

• She belongs to a book club.
• She plays at the local tennis club.
• Who runs the tennis club?
• a new style of music on the London club scene
• members of an exclusive club
• one of the top football clubs in the country
• Anderson took over as club captain.
• Anyone interested in umpiring matches should contact the club chairman.
• Athletico Madrid Football Club
• Fan club members can get concert tickets at a discount.
• He is expected to sign for a Premier League club next season.
• I belong to a book club which meets once a month.
• I wrote a letter of complaint to the club secretary.
• She gives talks at local schools and youth clubs.
• Wilkins makes his long awaited debut for his new 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.