clobbered; clobbering
ˈklä-b(ə-)riŋ 
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 in a Sentence
Noun
Just dump your clobber anywhere.
still wearing the same clobber he wore as an undergrad at Cambridge
Verb
If you say anything I'll clobber you.
We clobbered them in our last game.
Businesses are being clobbered by the bad economy.
Recent Examples on the Web
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Juno Temple’s character Dot nearly clobbers Gator with a nail bat — an object often associated with your Stranger Things character Steve Harrington — during their Halloween brawl in episode 4.
—EW.com, 7 June 2024
Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks are getting clobbered since President Donald Trump announced new tariffs last Wednesday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
He was dressed in shorts, T-shirt and boots and his black-tie clobber was in a car miles away in Marseilles.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 May 2025
Juno Temple’s character Dot nearly clobbers Gator with a nail bat — an object often associated with your Stranger Things character Steve Harrington — during their Halloween brawl in episode 4.
—EW.com, 7 June 2024
Verb
Jorge Polanco hit two home runs and Luis Castillo allowed one hit over six scoreless innings as the Seattle Mariners clobbered the visiting Miami Marlins 14-0 Saturday night in an interleague game.
—Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2025
Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stocks are getting clobbered since President Donald Trump announced new tariffs last Wednesday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Clobber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clobber. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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