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View usage for: (klɒbəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense clobbers, present participle clobbering, past tense, past participle clobbered1. uncountable nounYou can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber. [British, informal]Synonyms: belongings, things, effects, property More Synonyms of clobber 2. verbIf you clobber someone, you hit them. [informal] Hillary clobbered him with a vase. [VERB noun] Synonyms: batter, beat, assault, smash More Synonyms of clobber 3. verbIf a person or company is clobbered by something, they are very badly affected by it. [informal] The construction industry was clobbered by recession. [be VERB-ed] clobber in British English 1 (ˈklɒbə) Word origin C20: of unknown origin clobber in British English 2 (ˈklɒbə) noun British slang personal belongings, such as clothes and accessories Word origin C19: of unknown origin clobber in British English 3 (ˈklɒbə) verb(transitive) to paint over existing decoration on (pottery) Word origin C19 (originally in the sense: to patch up): of uncertain origin; perhaps related to clobber2clobber in American English 1 (ˈklɑbər) verb transitive Slang1. a. to beat or hit repeatedly; maul b. to strike with great force clobber in American English 2 (ˈklɑbər) Examples of 'clobber' in a sentenceclobber Their loss is our gain and the store is a treasure trove of expensive designer clobber.Perfect if the mood takes you to have a wet shave or new hairdo while out shopping for designer clobber.FANCY ditching your usual work clobber and wearing your jeans into the office?The kind of designer clobber discussed in the men's magazines and supplements is of little interest to me.The political temptation is to clobber the banks with regulation now, but it is a temptation that should be resisted.CELEBS don't always wear designer clobber.To me it's just four middle-aged birds wearing daft clobber and moaning about men.She surfaced again around 10am on Wednesday wearing the same clobber.Do not go in and don't make a purchase, because exclusive designer wear is clobber that is not for you.WE love it when celebs wear High Street clobber. Definition to batter (slang) She clobbered him with a vase. Synonyms smash beat up (informal) rough up (informal) lambast(e) duff up (informal) beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition personal belongings, such as clothes (British, slang) His house is filled with a load of old clobber. Synonyms belongings things effects possessions accoutrements chattels Additional synonymsDefinition to attack violently The gang assaulted him in the street. Synonyms strike, attack, beat, knock, punch, belt (informal), bang, batter, clip (informal), slap, bash (informal), deck (slang), sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thump, set about, lay one on (slang), clout (informal), cuff, flog, whack, lob, beset, clobber (slang), smite (archaic), wallop (informal), swat, fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal), tonk (slang), lambast(e), belabour, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to strike violently or crushingly My mother bashed her shin with a suitcase. Synonyms hit, break, beat, strike, knock, smash, punch, belt (informal), crush, deck (slang), batter, slap, sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thump, clout (informal), whack (informal), biff (slang), clobber (slang), wallop (informal), slosh (British, slang), tonk (informal), lay one on (slang), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to strike with a series of violent blows He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent. Synonyms batter, break, hit, strike, knock, punch, belt (informal), whip, deck (slang), bruise, bash (informal), sock (slang), lash, chin (slang), pound, smack, thrash, cane, thump, lick (informal), buffet, clout (informal), flog, whack (informal), maul, clobber (slang), wallop (informal), tonk (informal), cudgel, thwack (informal), lambast(e), lay one on (slang), drub, tan (informal), lam (informal), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) - clipping
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