clobber

¹clob·ber

noun \ˈklä-bər\

Definition of CLOBBER

slang British

: clothes 1

Examples of CLOBBER

1. Just dump your clobber anywhere.
2. <still wearing the same clobber he wore as an undergrad at Cambridge>

Origin of CLOBBER

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1879

Related to CLOBBER

Synonyms

apparel, attire, clothing [British slang], clothes, costumery, dress, duds, garments, gear, habiliment(s), habit [archaic], rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestiary, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds

Related Words

garderobe, wardrobe; array, bravery, caparison, finery, gaiety (also gayety), glad rags, pretties, regalia, trim; foofaraw, frippery, gaudery, tawdry, trumpery [archaic]; tatters; costume, ensemble, frock, garb, getup, guise, livery, outfit; civvies (also civies), mufti; couture, prêt-à-porter (or pret-a-porter), ready-to-wear, tailoring; activewear, loungewear, outerwear, playwear, sportswear; nightclothes, sleepwear, smallclothes, underclothes, underwear; haberdashery, menswear

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with CLOBBER

bobber, jobber, robber, slobber, swabber, throbber

²clobber

transitive verb

clob·beredclob·ber·ing \-b(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of CLOBBER

1

: to pound mercilessly; also : to hit with force <clobber a home run>

2

a : to defeat overwhelmingly

b : to have a strongly negative impact on <businesses clobbered by the recession>

c : to criticize harshly

Examples of CLOBBER

1. If you say anything I'll clobber you.
2. We clobbered them in our last game.
3. Businesses are being clobbered by the bad economy.

Origin of CLOBBER

origin unknown

First Known Use: circa 1942

Related to CLOBBER

Synonyms

bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, hit, clock, clout, crack, hammer, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap

Related Words

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough; scuff; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump [slang], fell, floor, knock down, level; rabbit-punch, sucker punch; cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; bean, brain, conk, skull

Rhymes with CLOBBER

bobber, robber, slobber, throbber