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- still wearing the same clobber he wore as an undergrad at Cambridge
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verbSynonyms of clobber (Entry 2 of 2)
- he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall
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- batter,
- beat,
- buffet,
- bung,
- chop,
- cuff,
- drub,
- lace,
- lambaste
- (or lambast),
- lick,
- mangle,
- maul,
- pelt,
- pepper,
- pommel,
- pummel,
- rough
- bowl (down or over),
- cream,
- deck,
- dump
- [slang],
- fell,
- floor,
- knock down,
- level
Phrases Synonymous with clobber
- they clobbered the opposing team
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- beat,
- best,
- conquer,
- dispatch,
- hurdle,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- subdue,
- surmount,
- take,
- throw,
- triumph (over),
- win (against),
- worst
- ace (out),
- better,
- eclipse,
- exceed,
- outdistance,
- outdo,
- outfight,
- outshine,
- outstrip,
- overtop,
- surpass,
- top,
- transcend
- edge (out),
- nose out,
- pip
- [British]
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The first known use of clobber was in 1879
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