Learner's Word of the Day

June 24, 2009

clob·ber

Pronounced:

/ˈklɑ:bɚ/

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

clob·bers; clob·bered; clob·ber·ing

Meaning:

[+ obj] informal 1 : to hit (someone) very hard ▪ Some guy was clobbering [=beating] him in the parking lot. ▪ If you say anything I'll clobber you.

2 : to defeat (a person or team) very easily in a competition ▪ We clobbered them in our last game. ▪ She was/got clobbered in the election. [=she lost by a large number of votes]

3 : to have a very bad effect on (someone or something) ▪ Businesses are being/getting clobbered by the bad economy.

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