boule vs club

boule

noun
  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

club

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

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

  • Any set of people with a shared characteristic. 

  • A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything. 

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

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

  • A playing card marked with such a symbol. 

  • A club sandwich. 

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

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

verb
  • To combine into a club-shaped mass. 

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

  • To hit with a club. 

  • To join together to form a group. 

  • To go to nightclubs. 

  • To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion. 

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

  • To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment. 

  • We went clubbing in Ibiza. 

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

  • To drift in a current with an anchor out. 

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