clobber.
To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
Meaning & usage
To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
Where this word comes from
British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.
A beating.
A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
Where this word comes from
British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.
Clothing; clothes.
Equipment.
Where this word comes from
British slang from 19th century of unknown origin, perhaps from Yiddish.
A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.
Where this word comes from
Of obscure origin, but compare clabber (“mud, wet clay”).
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