Club
/klʌb/
Definitions
3 meaningsA heavy, thick stick, often used as a weapon or tool.
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A heavy stick used as a weapon or tool.
He used a club to break the ice.
💡 Simply: Imagine a big, heavy stick—that's a club! People used them long ago as weapons, like a really strong bat.
👶 For kids: A big, strong stick.
More Examples
The caveman swung his club at the mammoth.
How It's Used
"The cave paintings depicted ancient warriors wielding clubs."
An association of persons for a common purpose, often social or recreational.
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An organization or group of people with shared interests.
He belongs to a chess club.
💡 Simply: A club is like a group of friends who get together for fun, like a book club or a sports club.
👶 For kids: A group of friends who do things together.
More Examples
The country club offers many amenities.
How It's Used
"She joined a book club to meet new people."
"He's a member of the golf club."
To strike or hit with a heavy, thick stick.
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To hit with a club.
The bully clubbed the smaller boy.
💡 Simply: To club something means to hit it hard with a club, like a golfer hitting a golf ball.
👶 For kids: To hit something with a big stick.
More Examples
He clubbed the seal to death (historical context).
How It's Used
"He clubbed the golf ball."
Idioms & expressions
join the club
An expression of shared experience or sympathy, implying that the speaker also experiences a similar problem or situation.
"I failed the test too. Join the club!"
From Middle English *clubbe*, from Old English *clubb*, meaning "heavy stick".
The word 'club' has a long history of use as a weapon, and its usage to describe social organizations emerged later.
Memory tip
Think of a 'club' as a 'clump' of wood.