1 [count] a : a group of people who meet to participate in an activity (such as a sport or hobby)
▪ an exclusive social/men's club ▪ Do you belong to any clubs? ▪ My friends and I formed/started a chess club. [=a group of people who play chess together] ▪ She's the club president. = She's the president of the club. — see also fan club, glee club, golf club 2
b : the place where the members of a club meet
▪ I'll see you at the club. — see also country club, health club 2 [count] : a sports team or organization
▪ the president of a major-league baseball club ▪ He spent five years with the club. ▪ a ball club ▪ a boxing/football/hockey club 3 [count] : an organization in which people agree to buy things (such as books or CDs) regularly in order to receive a benefit (such as lower prices)
▪ Join our movie club now and receive four free DVDs. — see also book club 4 [count] : a business that provides entertainment (such as music, dancing, or a show) and that usually serves food and alcohol : nightclub
▪ a dance club ▪ jazz clubs ▪ comedy clubs [=clubs in which people perform comedy shows] ▪ They went club-hopping. [=they went to several different clubs in one night] — often used before another noun ▪ club owners ▪ club music [=dance music that is played in clubs] — see also strip club 5 [count] : a special metal stick used for hitting a golf ball : golf club
▪ I just bought a new set of clubs. 6 [count] : a heavy usually wooden stick that is used as a weapon
▪ In battle, they used swords and wooden clubs. — see also billy club 7 a [count] : a playing card that is marked with a black shape that looks like three round leaves
▪ one heart, two diamonds, and two clubs — see picture at playing card
b clubs [plural] : the suit in a deck of playing cards that consists of cards marked by a black shape that looks like three round leaves
▪ the nine of clubs — compare diamond, heart, spade 8 [count] informal : club sandwich
▪ She ordered a turkey club with French fries.