club1

Syllabification: (club)

Pronunciation: /kləb/

Definition of club

[treated as singular or plural]

an association or organization dedicated to a particular interest or activity:a photography club [as modifier]:the club secretary
the building or facilities used by a club.
an organization or facility offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence:we had dinner at his club
a nightclub, especially one playing fashionable dance music.
[treated as singular or plural] an organization constituted to play games in a particular sport:a football club [as modifier]:the club captain
[usually with modifier] a commercial organization offering subscribers special benefits:a shopping club
[with adjective or noun modifier] a group of people, organizations, or nations having something in common:in cocktail lounges all over town convenes the daily meeting of the ain’t-it-awful club

[no object] informal

Phrases

in the club (or the pudding club): British informal pregnant.
join the club: [in imperative] informal, often humorous used as an observation that someone else is in a difficult or unwelcome situation similar to one’s own:if you’re confused, join the club!

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

Definition of club in the British & World English dictionary