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clobbered

clob·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klob-er]
    • /ˈklɒb ər/
    • /ˈklɒb.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klob-er]
    • /ˈklɒb ər/

Definitions of clobbered word

  • verb with object clobbered to paint over existing decoration on (a ceramic piece). 1
  • abbreviation CLOBBERED clabber. 1
  • noun clobbered (US, slang) Drunk. 1
  • verb clobbered simple past tense and past participle of clobber. 0
  • adjective clobbered (Slang) (US) Drunk. 0

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Origin of clobbered

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Clobbered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clobbered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

clobbered usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for clobbered

verb clobbered

  • hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
  • bashed — to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
  • thumped — a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
  • beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
  • struck — simple past tense and a past participle of strike.

noun clobbered

  • geared — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
  • outfitted — an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.

Antonyms for clobbered

verb clobbered

  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
  • praised — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • upheld — simple past tense and past participle of uphold.

Top questions with clobbered

  • how i clobbered every cash confiscatory agency known to man?
  • mary croft how i clobbered?
  • what does clobbered mean?
  • how i clobbered?

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