clubbing

Pluralclubbings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Going out to nightclubs to dance, listen to music, and have fun.

   Like going to a big party where the music is loud and everyone dances.

   We went clubbing every Friday night last summer.

   She loves clubbing with her friends in the city.

   Similarpartying

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2. 2
   verb

   The -ing form of club. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   Last night they went clubbing until two in the morning.

   Police were clubbing protesters with their batons.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A hit or beating given with a heavy stick.

   He gave the snake a quick clubbing to kill it.

   The robbery victim survived a brutal clubbing.

   Similarbeating, bludgeoning, battering

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A rounded swelling at the tips of the fingers and toes.

   The doctor noticed clubbing in the patient's fingers.

   Clubbing can be an early sign of lung disease.

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5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A plant disease that makes the roots swell into thick, twisted lumps.

   Like a root growing big, knotted lumps instead of staying thin and straight.

   Clubbing ruined most of the cabbages in the garden this year.

   Farmers watch for clubbing in their cabbage and turnip crops.

   Similarclubroot

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