CLOBBER


Meaning of CLOBBER in English

clobber 1

/klob"euhr/ , v.t. Slang.

1. to batter severely; strike heavily: He tried to clobber me with his club.

2. to defeat decisively; drub; trounce.

3. to denounce or criticize vigorously.

[ 1940-45, Amer.; orig. uncert. ]

Syn. 2. whip, thrash, lick.

clobber 2

/klob"euhr/ , n. Brit., Australian Slang.

( used with a pl. v. ) clothes.

[ 1875-80; of obscure orig.; cf. CLOBBER 3 ]

clobber 3

/klob"euhr/ , v.t.

to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece).

[ 1850-55; earlier, to mend, patch up (clothes or shoes); of obscure orig. ]

clobber 4

/klob"euhr/ , n., v.i. South Midland and Southern U.S.

clabber.

Regional Variation . See clabber .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .