chess club
12
1.9
- noun
:
club de ajedrez
- Every Thursday evening, the chess club meets at the community center to compete.
If you're in the chess and you're in a chess club, try to make friends who play chess.
- If you're in the chess and you're in a chess club, try to make friends who play chess.
- Where's this fucking Mayo in that chess club?
Examples
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You forgot about the chess club.
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"Have you noticed any changes in your son's behavior since he joined the chess club?" I asked.
Fiction book (1991) -
- I remember you from chess club now.
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It's a little late for the chess club to be out.
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We were in chess club together.
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What about the chess club?
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I called about the chess club.
Fiction book (1991) -
And I'm in the chess club too.
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I'm vice president of the Punahou chess club.
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At the age of 10, Neimer began to play for the Petah Tikva Chess Club.
Blog text (22)
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity
How Large
- Jargon
12
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organized group who meet to play chess' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chess' (the game) with 'club' (an association that meets for activities). This noun+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Chess club comes from the simple idea of a club, a group of people who 'meet regularly', formed to play chess. So chess club means an organized group who get together to 'play chess' and practice their skills.