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clubs

The correct spelling is clubs.

How to pronounce clubs

/klʌbz/
noun

IPA: /klʌbz/

Say it like: Clu-bs

The correct spelling is clubs. An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. For example: "She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo."

Usage Examples

She was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.

Michael stood you up?  Welcome to the club.

He clubbed the poor dog.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
  2. 2.A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or plaything.
  3. 3.A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
  4. 4.An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
  5. 5.A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

verb

  1. 1.To hit with a club.
  2. 2.To join together to form a group.
  3. 3.To combine into a club-shaped mass.
  4. 4.To go to nightclubs.
  5. 5.To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.

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