Clobber — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal terms for personal possessions

strike violently and repeatedly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːsuːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːzjuːɡmˌɛnən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːzjuːɡmˌɛnən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːsuːɾɚ/.

Examples

did you take all your clobber?
She clobbered the man who tried to attack her
We licked the other team on Sunday!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lick batter bat stuff cream thrash baste drub

Parts of Speech

noun	informal terms for personal possessions “did you take all your clobber?”
verb	strike violently and repeatedly “She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
verb	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight “We licked the other team on Sunday!”

Word Forms

drubbing	noun	a sound defeat
thrashing	noun	a sound defeat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klamotten

informelle Bedingungen für persönliche Besitztümer

🇫🇷French

tabasser

termes informels pour les biens personnels

🇪🇸Spanish

golpear

términos informales para posesiones personales

🇳🇱Dutch

klapper

informele voorwaarden voor persoonlijke bezittingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

espancar

termos informais para bens pessoais

🇷🇺Russian

колотить

неофициальные условия для личного имущества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीटना

व्यक्तिगत संपत्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक शर्तें

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লোবার

ব্যক্তিগত সম্পত্তির জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ளோபர்

தனிப்பட்ட உடைமைகளுக்கான முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లోబర్

వ్యక్తిగత ఆస్తుల కోసం అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लॉबर

वैयक्तिक मालमत्तेसाठी अनौपचारिक अटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લોબર

વ્યક્તિગત સંપત્તિ માટે અનૌપચારિક શરતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲೋಬರ್

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಆಸ್ತಿಗಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോബ്ബർ

വ്യക്തിഗത സ്വത്തുക്കൾക്കുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੋਬਰ

ਨਿੱਜੀ ਸੰਪਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلوبر

ذاتی املاک کے لیے غیر رسمی شرائط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破坏

🇯🇵Japanese

クロバー

個人の所有物に対する非公式な用語

🇰🇷Korean

소지품

개인 소유물에 대한 비공식 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người làm hỏng việc

điều khoản không chính thức cho tài sản cá nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ทุบ

ข้อกำหนดที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับทรัพย์สินส่วนบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengkritik

istilah informal untuk harta pribadi

🇲🇾Malay

tukang pukul

syarat tidak rasmi untuk harta peribadi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هزم

مصطلحات غير رسمية للممتلكات الشخصية

🇮🇷Persian

کلوبگر

شرایط غیر رسمی برای دارایی های شخصی

🇹🇷Turkish

yonca

kişisel eşyalara ilişkin gayri resmi şartlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

קלובר

תנאים לא פורמליים עבור חפצים אישיים

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