Clobber Definition

klŏbər
clobbered, clobbering, clobbers
verb
clobbered, clobbering, clobbers
To beat or hit repeatedly; maul.
Webster's New World
To strike with great force.
Webster's New World
To defeat decisively.
Webster's New World
To criticize harshly.
American Heritage
(slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
Wiktionary
noun
clobbers
Clothing.
Webster's New World
Possessions.
Webster's New World

(UK, slang) Equipment.

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Other Word Forms of Clobber

Noun

Singular:
clobber
Plural:
clobbers

Origin of Clobber

  • British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.

    From Wiktionary

  • British slang from 19th Century.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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