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clobber¹ Definition

clob·ber (kläbər)

transitive verb

    1. to beat or hit repeatedly; maul
    2. to strike with great force
  1. to defeat decisively

Etymology: < ?

clobber² Definition

clob·ber (kläbər)

noun

  1. clothing
  2. possessions

clobber Usage Examples

Object

  • lot: I'd clobber the lot of these noise facists.
  • file: Now you do not want to clobber the files already present.
  • register: If your assembler instruction can alter the condition code register, add cc to the list of clobbered registers.
  • driver: Four years of Labor clobbering car drivers, savers, and people with pensions and mortgages.
  • library: In the scenario above, the work library will clobber the home library, and you would lose the four new references.

Subject

  • call: However, the C compiler uses conventions compatible with BSD Unix: registers 2 through 5 may be clobbered by function calls.

Adjective modifier

  • decent: And, talking of Baldrick, will someone please buy Mr Chapman some decent clobber?

Modifying Another Word

  • financially: We don't have regrets but do wish that we are not as financially clobbered.
  • not: Choose a register which is normally saved and restored by function calls on your machine, so that library routines will not clobber it.
  • just: Maybe you would enjoy a clobbering just like the kid you clobbered.
  • n't: You need to be aware of this so that style settings in c-mode-common-hook do n't clobber your Java style.
  • again: The British again clobbered the Communists in the 1929 Meerut trial.
  • really: It is solid and really clobbers the ball miles - I love it.

Preposition: for

  • tax: After eight years of Labor government the poorest in society are still being clobbered for more tax than the richest.

Preposition: by

  • call: However, the C compiler uses conventions compatible with BSD Unix: registers 2 through 5 may be clobbered by function calls.

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