club

(noun) a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together. Synonyms: baseball club, ball club, nine. Examples: "Each club played six home games with teams in its own division."

(noun) a formal association of people with similar interests. Synonyms: social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order. Examples: "He joined a golf club." "They formed a small lunch society." "Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today."

(noun) stout stick that is larger at one end. Examples: "He carried a club in self defense." "He felt as if he had been hit with a club."

(noun) a building that is occupied by a social club. Synonyms: clubhouse. Examples: "The clubhouse needed a new roof."

(noun) golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball. Synonyms: golf club, golf-club.

(noun) a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it. Examples: "He led a small club." "Clubs were trumps."

(noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink. Synonyms: cabaret, nightclub, night club, nightspot. Examples: "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."

(verb) unite with a common purpose. Examples: "The two men clubbed together."

(verb) gather and spend time together. Examples: "They always club together."

(verb) strike with a club or a bludgeon. Synonyms: bludgeon.

(verb) gather into a club-like mass. Examples: "Club hair."