Main Entry:

²clobber

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

clob·bered; clob·ber·ing \-b(ə-)riŋ\

Etymology:

origin unknown

Date:

circa 1942

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