club

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noun

1 group of people who meet to share an interest

ADJECTIVE

▪ country, exclusive, private

▪

members of an exclusive club

▪ local

▪ social

▪ youth

▪ fan, sports

▪ fitness, health

▪ badminton, golf, etc.

▪

She plays at the local tennis club.

▪ chess, drama, etc.

▪ book

VERB + CLUB

▪ belong to

▪

She belongs to a book club.

▪ become a member of, join

▪ form, found, start

▪ run

▪

Who runs the tennis club?

CLUB + NOUN

▪ chairman (esp. BrE), manager, member, official, player, secretary (esp. BrE)

▪ basketball, cricket, football, etc.

▪ bar (esp. BrE), house (usually clubhouse)

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the club

▪

How many people are there in the club?

2 where people go and listen to music, dance, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ comedy, dance, jazz, night (usually nightclub), strip

▪ gay, lesbian

CLUB + NOUN

▪ circuit, DJ, scene

▪

a new style of music on the New York club scene

3 playing card

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verb

Club is used with these nouns as the object: ↑seal