to clobber
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7.7
- verb
- /ˈklɑːbər/
- Informal
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aplastar
- In the final round of the tournament, the underdog team clobbered the favorites, surprising everyone.
- clobbered the competition
- get clobbered
So I know that you got clobbered by COVID.
- So I know that you got clobbered by COVID.
- So he was using a referendum as a weapon to to clobber his opponents.
Examples
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But I pushed through the competition, I clobbered everybody and I took down that wall.
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Instead of Iraq, the sitting president is getting clobbered on his economic record.
Blog text (14) -
You can just go out and clobber the next guy in your business life.
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She'd never before wanted to, but this instant she could clobber her, beat her into the ground.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wow, Dad, you really clobbered him.
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You really clobbered 'em tonight.
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Texas clobbers Oklahoma in chili.
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This is how top-notch teams sometimes get clobbered by the underdogs.
Blog text (10) -
The Redskins continued their ascent heading into the postseason, clobbering Upper Scioto Valley 34-0.
Blog text (10) -
The champion boxer will clobber any opponent who steps into the ring with him.
Synonyms
557
1.7
Beat someone completely in a contest or game
109
7.2
Beat someone or something completely in a conflict
53
9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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3.4
To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them
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8.2
To defeat someone completely in a game or fight
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5.5
To beat someone easily by a large amount
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4.2
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
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7.2
To beat an opponent by a large amount
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7.2
To defeat someone completely in a game or contest
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7.6
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
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7.5
To beat an opponent by a large amount in a game or contest
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8.7
To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game
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3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
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7.5
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
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4.5
Beat someone completely in a game or contest
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7.7
Win easily by a lot against another person or team
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8.5
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
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9.0
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt
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6.8
To defeat someone completely in a contest
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9.9
To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech
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5.2
To defeat an opponent completely and easily
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8.8
To beat someone badly in a game or fight
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6.7
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
To beat someone by a large amount in a game
To beat someone badly in a game
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest
Beat someone badly in a game or fight
Antonyms
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Etymology
Clobber used for a big defeat comes from the same idea of being hit or beaten. So to clobber an opponent is to beat them completely and leave them no chance.