club

English

/klʌb/

noun
Definitions
  • An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
  • A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything.
  • A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
  • An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
  • A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
  • (humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
  • A club sandwich.
  • The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English clubbe derived from Old Norse klubba derived from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (clump, lump, clasp, mass, clip, block, log) derived from Proto-Indo-European *glemb- (log, block).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*glemb-

Gloss

log, block

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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