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   club

   /klʌb/

   noun

   • 1. an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity: "I belong to a photographic club" Similar societyassociationorganizationinstitutiongroupcirclesetcliquecoteriebandbodyringcrewtroupeaffiliationallianceleagueunionfederationcompanycoalitionconsortiumcombineguildlodgeorderfraternitybrotherhoodsororityfellowshiprare:sodality
   • ▪ the premises used by a particular club: "a jazz club"
   • ▪ an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence: "we had dinner at his club"
   • ▪ a commercial organization offering members special benefits: "a shopping club"
   • ▪ a group of people or nations having something in common: "the wild man of the movies refused to join the teetotal club" Similar societyassociationorganizationinstitutiongroupcirclesetcliquecoteriebandbodyringcrewtroupeaffiliationallianceleagueunionfederationcompanycoalitionconsortiumcombineguildlodgeorderfraternitybrotherhoodsororityfellowshiprare:sodality
   • 2. an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport: "a football club" Similar teamsquadsidegroupline-up
   • 3. a nightclub playing fashionable dance music: "the club scene" Similar nightclubnight spotdiscodiscothequecabaret clubsupper clubbarinformal:hotspotnite clubniterie

   verb

   • 1. combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose: British "friends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a present"
   • 2. go out to nightclubs: informal "she enjoys going clubbing in Oxford"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a verb): formed obscurely from club2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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