English Dictionary |
CLOBBER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
IPA (US): |
Dictionary entry overview: What does clobber mean?
• CLOBBER (noun)
The noun CLOBBER has 1 sense:
1. informal terms for personal possessions
Familiarity information: CLOBBER used as a noun is very rare.
• CLOBBER (verb)
The verb CLOBBER has 2 senses:
1. strike violently and repeatedly
2. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Familiarity information: CLOBBER used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal terms for personal possessions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
clobber; stuff
Context example:
did you take all your clobber?
Hypernyms ("clobber" is a kind of...):
personal estate; personal property; personalty; private property (movable property (as distinguished from real estate))
Conjugation: |
Past simple: clobbered
Past participle: clobbered
-ing form: clobbering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strike violently and repeatedly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
Context example:
She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
Hypernyms (to "clobber" is one way to...):
beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to clobber the prisoners
Sense 2
Meaning:
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
bat; clobber; cream; drub; lick; thrash
Context example:
We licked the other team on Sunday!
Hypernyms (to "clobber" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Verb group:
flail; lam; thrash; thresh (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to clobber his opponent
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind." (Native American proverb, Tuscarora)
"The best friend is the one who does not joke around." (Arabic proverb)
"He who lives fast goes straight to his death." (Corsican proverb)