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