club out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
When a group decides not to allow someone to be a member or take part.
Literal meaning: To put someone out ('out') of the club ('club').
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To exclude someone from membership of a group or participation in an activity.
"They clubbed him out of the committee for breaking the group's rules."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively rare and not widely used in standard modern English. More common in older British usage. Learners may encounter it in literature or historical texts. 'Exclude' or 'freeze out' are more common modern equivalents.
Commonly used with
member group club activity society team
Forms
Base
club out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
clubs out
he/she/it
Past simple
clubed out
yesterday
Past participle
clubed out
have + pp
-ing form
clubing out
continuous
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