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Synonyms for clobber

Most common

thrash drub lower the boom

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Lick

lick, thrash, cream, bat, drub

2. Baste

baste, batter

3. Slog — to hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage

slog, slug

Noun

1. Thumping — A beating

thumping, clubbing

Other

stuff, belt, trompe dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

  2. v. 2

    To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.

  3. n. 1

    A beating.

    Near-synonyms: clobbering, clubbing, thumping

Forms

Plural
clobbers → thumpings, clubbings, stuffs, belts…
Past participle
clobbered
e.g. clobbered → licked, thrashed, creamed, batted…

Example sentences

  • thrash If we don't get home now, your dad will thrash you!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clobberrising
thrashrising
drubsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bat1
4 letters
belt1, lick1, slug1, slog1, drub1
5 letters
stuff1, cream1, baste1
6 letters
batter2, thrash1, trompe
8 letters
thumping2, clubbing2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (batter2 = 2 syllables).