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clobber

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: clobber

1
v
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
2
n
informal terms for personal possessions
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clobber
1

v beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

Synonyms:
bat, cream, drub, lick, thrash
flail, lam, thrash, thresh
give a thrashing to; beat hard
Type of:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

v strike violently and repeatedly

“She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
Synonyms:
baste, batter
Type of:
beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
2

n informal terms for personal possessions

“did you take all your clobber?”
Synonyms:
stuff
Type of:
personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property
movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
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