club
part of speech
noun (club, clubs); verb (club together — share the cost)
meaning for a pupil
1) A club is a group of people who meet to do something they like, such as reading, chess or a sport. tree →
2) A club is a heavy stick used to hit, or a golf club used to hit a golf ball. tree →
3) Clubs is one of the four suits in a pack of cards, with a black clover shape. tree →
4) To club together means to put money together to buy something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school maths: a group whose members are counted; joining or leaving a club changes the count; fees for a club; children in two clubs (Venn diagrams). In everyday life: after-school club, football club, book club, breakfast club. Phrases: «join a club», «a member of a club», «club fee», «golf club», «club together».
examples
- The chess club has 18 members. tree →
- 5 new children joined the club. tree →
- The club fee is 10 dollars a month. tree →
- 12 pupils are in both clubs. tree →
- I go to the after-school art club on Tuesdays. tree →
- The giant waved his club. tree →
- She hit the golf ball with her club. tree →
- We clubbed together to buy our teacher a present. tree →
- You will hear our glee-club this evening. tree →
note
Countable: «a club». You «join» a club and are «in» or «a member of» a club. Maths: a group, members are the things counted. Trap: when pupils are in two clubs, those in both are counted twice if you just add.
In the corpora
- The Beatles played many cover songs in clubs in Hamburg before they became famous for their own songs.
- Ankylosaurus was covered with bony plates in its skin and had a heavy club on its tail that could break a predator's leg.
- "In the pudding club" means pregnant (British slang, jokey).
- Other children often feel lonely at break time too, and a buddy bench or club can help.
- Clubs, teams and library groups help you make friends in a new town.
Trees and pragmatics
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