Association vs. Club

Association vs. Club — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Association and Club

Associationnoun

The act of associating.

Clubnoun

A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or playthingWp.

Associationnoun

The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.

Clubnoun

An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.

Associationnoun

(statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).

Clubnoun

An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

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Associationnoun

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.

Clubnoun

(archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a club.

Associationnoun

(object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.

Clubnoun

A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.

Associationnoun

a formal organization of people or groups of people;

he joined the Modern Language Association

Clubnoun

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

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

the act of consorting with or joining with others;

you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association

Clubnoun

A black clover shape (♣), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.

Associationnoun

the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination;

his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break

Clubnoun

A playing card marked with such a symbol.

I've got only one club in my hand.

Associationnoun

a social or business relationship;

a valuable financial affiliationhe was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the teammany close associations with England

Clubnoun

(humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.

You also hate Night Court?Join the club.Michael stood you up?Welcome to the club.

Associationnoun

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;

conditioning is a form of learning by association

Clubnoun

A club sandwich.

Associationnoun

a relation resulting from interaction or dependence;

flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bearthe host is not always injured by association with a parasite

Clubnoun

The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.

Associationnoun

(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

Clubverb

(transitive) to hit with a club.

He clubbed the poor dog.

Associationnoun

(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

Clubverb

(intransitive) To join together to form a group.

Clubverb

To combine into a club-shaped mass.

a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes

Clubverb

(intransitive) To go to nightclubs.

We went clubbing in Ibiza.When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.

Clubverb

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

Clubverb

(transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.

to club the expense

Clubverb

(nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

Clubverb

(military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.

Clubverb

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

to club exertions

Clubverb

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

Clubnoun

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together;

each club played six home games with teams in its own division

Clubnoun

a formal association of people with similar interests;

he joined a golf clubthey formed a small lunch societymen from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

Clubnoun

stout stick that is larger at one end;

he carried a club in self defensehe felt as if he had been hit with a club

Clubnoun

a building occupied by a club;

the clubhouse needed a new roof

Clubnoun

golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

Clubnoun

a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it);

he led a small clubclubs were trumps

Clubnoun

a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink;

don't expect a good meal at a cabaretthe gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every nighthe played the drums at a jazz club

Clubverb

unite with a common purpose;

The two men clubbed together

Clubverb

gather and spend time together;

They always club together

Clubverb

strike with a club or a bludgeon