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Clobber

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Noun

1. clobber, stuff

informal terms for personal possessions

Example Sentences:
'did you take all your clobber?'

Verb

2. baste, batter, clobber

strike violently and repeatedly

Example Sentences:
'She clobbered the man who tried to attack her'

3. bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Example Sentences:
'We licked the other team on Sunday!'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Clobber

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verb (transitive) slang
1. 
to beat or batter
2. 
to defeat utterly
3. 
to criticize severely
noun
British slang
personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories
verb
(transitive)
to paint over existing decoration on (pottery)

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Clobber

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verb transitive Slang
1. 
a. 
to beat or hit repeatedly; maul
b. 
to strike with great force
2. 
to defeat decisively
noun British, Slang
1. 
clothing
2. 
possessions

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Clobber

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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