Background for clubbing

clubbing

/ˈklʌbɪŋ/

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To hit with a club.

Examples :

"He clubbed the poor dog."

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To join together to form a group.

Examples :

"The students are clubbing together to buy their teacher a thank-you gift. "

group organization

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To combine into a club-shaped mass.

Examples :

"a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes"

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

Illustration clubbing - Image 2

verb

To go to nightclubs.

Examples :

"We went clubbing in Ibiza."

entertainment action culture music style event

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.

Examples :

"The family decided to club together to buy a new, bigger washing machine. "

business finance economy

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.

Examples :

"to club the expense"

business finance

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To drift in a current with an anchor out.

Examples :

"The small sailboat was clubbing slowly upstream against the strong current, its anchor dragging lightly along the river bottom to control its drift. "

nautical sailing

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

Examples :

"The sudden software update clubbing the company's network left everyone unable to access their files. "

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.

Examples :

"to club exertions"

group organization action

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

verb

To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.

Examples :

"Seeing his sword arm wounded, the soldier resorted to clubbing his musket against the enemy's helmet. "

military weapon action

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

noun

An instance of using a club.

Examples :

"There was an outbreak of near-fatal clubbings in that area."

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

noun

A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes.

Examples :

"The doctor noticed clubbing in the patient's fingers during the examination, which could indicate a lung problem. "

medicine anatomy body physiology disease

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

Illustration clubbing - Image 2

noun

The practice of frequenting nightclubs.

Examples :

"Sarah enjoys weekend clubbing with her friends, visiting different nightclubs each Saturday. "

entertainment culture

Illustration clubbing - Image 1

noun

The development of clubroot in a plant.

Examples :

"The farmer worried about the clubbing of his cabbage plants, as it could ruin his entire crop. "

plant disease biology agriculture