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clobber

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clob·ber  (klbr)
tr.v. clob·bered, clob·ber·ing, clob·bers Slang
1. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
2. To defeat decisively.
3. To criticize harshly.

[Origin unknown.]

clobber1
vb (tr) Slang
1. to beat or batter
2. to defeat utterly
3. to criticize severely
[of unknown origin]

clobber2
n
Brit slang personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories
[of unknown origin]

clobber3
vb
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) (tr) to paint over existing decoration on (pottery)
[C19 (originally in the sense: to patch up): of uncertain origin; perhaps related to clobber2]

Clobber belongings; personal clothes and goods.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clobber - informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?"
personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property - movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
Verb1.clobber - strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
2.clobber - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
flail, thrash, lam, thresh - give a thrashing to; beat hard

clobber1
verb (Informal) batter, beat, assault, smash, bash (informal), lash, thrash, pound, beat up (informal), wallop (informal), pummel, rough up (informal), lambast(e), belabour, duff up (informal) She clobbered him with a vase.

clobber2
noun (Brit. informal) belongings, things, effects, property, stuff, gear, possessions, paraphernalia, accoutrements, chattels His house is filled with a load of old clobber.
Translations
clobber [ˈklɒbəʳ]
A. N
1. (= clothes) → ropa f, traje m
2. (Brit) (= gear) → bártulos mpl, trastos mpl (Sp)
B. VT
1. (= defeat) → cascar
2. (= beat up) → dar una paliza a
clobber [ˈklɒbər]
n (British) (= gear) → barda m >
vt
(= hit) → frapper
(= adversely affect) to be clobbered by sth → être mis(e) à mal par qch
clobber (inf)
n (Brit: = belongings) → Zeug nt (inf); (= clothes)Klamotten pl (inf)
vt
(= hit, defeat) to get clobberedeins übergebraten kriegen (inf); to clobber somebody onejdm ein paar vor den Latz knallen (inf)
(= charge a lot)schröpfen; the taxman really clobbered medas Finanzamt hat mir ganz schön was abgeknöpft (inf)
clobber [ˈklɒbəʳ] (fam)
1. n
a. (belongings) → roba
2. vt
a. (hit) → pestare
b. (defeat) → dare una batosta a, battere

clobber [ˈklɒbəʳ] (fam)
1. n
a. (belongings) → roba
2. vt
a. (hit) → pestare
b. (defeat) → dare una batosta a, battere


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