club (
http://definr.com/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:
golfclub]
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]