clobber
clob·ber
clobber · clobbers · clobbered · clobbering
лизати, лизнути, полизати
вкалывать, идти impf с трудом
trinken, schlagen, hinunterstürzen
To hit or bash severelyTo hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
UK/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈklɑb.ɚ/
» Tom sneaked up behind the guard and clobbered him with a monkey wrench.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(slang, transitive)To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
dreschen, durchhauen
битьbitʹ, избива́тьizbivátʹ
(slang, transitive)To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
überschreiben
перезапи́сыватьperezapísyvatʹ, перезаписа́тьperezapisátʹ
More definitions
- strike violently and repeatedly
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
Examples
10 sentencesTranslations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to hit or bash severely:
to overwrite or override, often unintentionally:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to hit or bash severely:
to overwrite or override, often unintentionally:
Origin
British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distBritish slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.
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Forms
clobbers, clobbering, clobbered, clobberedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle