| VERB | contact | clobber, baste, batter | strike violently and repeatedly |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | clobber, cream, bat, drub, thrash, lick | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | |
| NOUN | possession | clobber, stuff | informal terms for personal possessions |
| Sounds | klaa'ber | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | informal terms for personal possessions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "did you take all your clobber?" | |
| Synonym | stuff | |
| Broader | personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
| Spanish | bártulos, trastos | |
| Meaning | strike violently and repeatedly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to clobber the prisoners | |
| Example | "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her" | |
| Synonyms | baste, batter | |
| Broader | beat, beat up, work over | Give a beating to |
| Spanish | apalear, aporrear, batir a golpes, cascar, golpear duramente | |
| Catalan | apallissar, tustar | |
| Meaning | Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | The fighter managed to clobber his opponent | |
| Synonyms | cream, bat, drub, thrash, lick | |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Similar to | thrash, thresh, lam, flail | Give a thrashing to |
| Spanish | batear, moler | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots