Definition of CLOBBER

clobber

Noun

  • informal terms for personal possessions
    • "did you take all your clobber?"
  • A thumping or beating.
  • A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
  • Clothing; clothes.
  • Equipment.
  • A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.

Verb

Verb Forms: clobbered, clobbering, clobbers

  • To defeat utterly or hit repeatedly and forcefully.
  • strike violently and repeatedly
    • "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"
  • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  • To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  • To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.

Examples

  • His opponent tried to CLOBBER him with a seven-letter word, but he had a better counter-play.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

baste, bat, batter, cream, drub, lick, stuff, thrash, bash someone's face in, bash someone's head, beat someone's ass, beat the crap out of, beat the daylights out of, beat the devil out of, beat the pants off, beat the piss out of, beat the poop out of, beat the shit out of, beat the snot out of, beat the stuffing out of, beat the tar out of, bludgeon, break someone's face, give a licking to, kick someone's ass, kick someone's butt, kick the crap out of, kick the piss out of, kick the poop out of, kick the shit out of, kick the snot out of, kick the stuffing out of, kick the tar out of, knock the daylight out of, knock the living daylights out of, lick the pants off, lower the boom on, smash someone's face in, smash someone's head

Scrabble Score: 13

clobber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clobber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clobber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

clobber: valid Words With Friends Word