club
Translation
club, society, baton, golf club
Examples
I joined the school's chess club.
I joined the school's chess club.
He hit the ball with a heavy club.
He hit the ball with a heavy club.
We went to a dance club on Saturday.
We went to a dance club on Saturday.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) [adjective] club a group with a shared interest I joined the book club.
Similar Words
Synonyms: association, society, group; Synonyms: bat, stick
Etymology
From Old Norse 'klubba' meaning 'cudgel, lump'. It later came to mean a group of people.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'club' as a group of people 'clubbing' together for a common interest. The weapon meaning is the original one.