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club
types of club
a football/tennis/golf etc club
• There’s a football club for the young people in the area.
a sports club
• Why don’t you join one of the school sports clubs?
a youth club
(= for young people )
• The youth club is on Thursday nights in the village hall.
a social club
(= where you meet people and talk )
• Older people may benefit from joining a social club.
a health club
(= where you go to do physical exercise )
• The hotel has its own health club with saunas, solarium and work-out equipment.
a fan club
(= for people who like a particular team, band, person etc )
• I used to be a member of the Take That fan club.
a country club
(= a sports and social club, usually in the countryside )
• Ted was a member of an exclusive country club.
verbs
join a club
• I decided to join the computer club.
belong to a club
• Do you belong to any university clubs or societies?
form a club
(= start one )
• It’s always possible to form your own club.
run a club
(= organize one )
• My Dad helps to run the rowing club.
a club welcomes somebody
(= is happy to accept new members )
• The chess club welcomes both beginners and experienced players.
club + NOUN
a club member/member of a club
• There’s a monthly magazine for club members.
club membership
• Club membership costs £300 per year.
a club chairman/president
• Reg took over as club chairman three years ago,
a club secretary
• For further information about membership, contact the club secretary.
a club official
(= someone with a position of authority in the club )
• At this meeting we will elect new club officials.
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noun group of people who meet to share an interest ADJ. exclusive, private, top one of the top football clubs in the country | local | social | youth | fan, sports | football, golf, etc. She plays at the local tennis club. | book, record VERB + CLUB belong to She belongs to a book club. | become a member of, join | form, start | run Who runs the tennis club? CLUB + NOUN chairman, manager, member, official, player, secretary | cricket, football | bar PREP. in a/the ~ How many people are there in the club?ORGANIZATION where people go and listen to music, dance, etc. ADJ. jazz, night (also nightclub) CLUB + NOUN scene a new style of music on the London club scene playing cardCARD
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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club together
If a group of people club together, they share the cost of something between them
• If we club together, we'll be able to get her the complete dinner set.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs