Definition

1. Verb:

   • To beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight: To defeat someone or something completely and decisively.
   • To strike violently and repeatedly: To hit someone or something very hard, many times.

2. Noun (Informal, chiefly British):

   • Personal possessions; belongings: A casual term for one's stuff or gear.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:

  • The champion clobbered the challenger in the first round. (The champion beat the challenger completely in the first round.)
  • He was so angry he wanted to clobber the vending machine. (He was so angry he wanted to hit the vending machine violently.)
  • Our team got clobbered 10-0. (Our team was thoroughly defeated 10-0.)

• Noun:

  • I need to pack all my clobber for the trip. (I need to pack all my belongings for the trip.)
  • He left his football clobber in the locker room. (He left his football gear in the locker room.)

Advanced Usage

• "to get clobbered": To be severely defeated or criticized.

  • The company's stock got clobbered after the bad news. (The company's stock price fell severely after the bad news.)

• "to clobber someone with something": To hit someone with an object or to burden someone with something (e.g., work, questions).

  • The reporter clobbered the politician with tough questions. (The reporter confronted the politician aggressively with tough questions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Clobbering (noun/gerund): A severe beating or defeat.
  • The team took a real clobbering last night. (The team suffered a real defeat last night.)

Synonyms

• Verb (to beat): Thrash, trounce, hammer, pound, pummel.
• Noun (possessions): Gear, stuff, kit, belongings.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• Clobber over the head: To hit someone on the head.
  • In the old cartoon, the character would clobber the other over the head with a mallet. (In the old cartoon, the character would hit the other on the head with a mallet.)

Related Idioms

• To be clobbered with fines/fees: To be charged a large, burdensome amount of money.
  • If you park there, you'll get clobbered with a huge fine. (If you park there, you will receive a very large fine.)

Noun

1. informal terms for personal possessions
   • did you take all your clobber?

Verb

1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
   • We licked the other team on Sunday!
2. strike violently and repeatedly
   • She clobbered the man who tried to attack her