clobber

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/
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• General-American: /ˈklɑb.ɚ/
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• Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -ɒbə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: K L AA1 B ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.

British slang from 19th century of unknown origin, perhaps from Yiddish.

Of obscure origin, but compare clabber (“mud, wet clay”).

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: бия (bija) — to hit or bash severely
• Bulgarian: налагам (nalagam) — to hit or bash severely
• Czech: praštit — to hit or bash severely
• Czech: máznout — to hit or bash severely
• Czech: bacit — to hit or bash severely
• Danish: slå til plukfisk — to hit or bash severely
• Danish: hamre ned — to hit or bash severely
• Danish: sable ned — to hit or bash severely
• Danish: banke — to hit or bash severely
• Estonian: äsama — to hit or bash severely
• Estonian: võmmima — to hit or bash severely
• Estonian: äigama — to hit or bash severely
• Estonian: kolkima — to hit or bash severely
• Finnish: murjoa — to hit or bash severely
• Finnish: mukiloida — to hit or bash severely
• Finnish: piestä — to hit or bash severely
• French: tabassage — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: zoupar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: zoscar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: zorregar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: bourar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: losquear — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: mallar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: sostainear — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: apancar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: batanar — to hit or bash severely
• Galician: sacodir — to hit or bash severely
• German: dreschen — to hit or bash severely
• German: durchhauen — to hit or bash severely
• Norman: achouêmi — to hit or bash severely
• Polish: walić — to hit or bash severely
• Polish: walnąć — to hit or bash severely
• Polish: uderzać — to hit or bash severely
• Polish: uderzyć — to hit or bash severely
• Portuguese: arrebentar — to hit or bash severely
• Russian: бить (bitʹ) — to hit or bash severely
• Russian: избива́ть (izbivátʹ) — to hit or bash severely
• Slovak: biť — to hit or bash severely
• Slovak: dobiť — to hit or bash severely
• Slovak: mlátiť — to hit or bash severely
• Slovak: zmlátiť — to hit or bash severely
• Spanish: zurrar — to hit or bash severely
• Spanish: arruinar — to hit or bash severely
• Spanish: aporrear — to hit or bash severely
• Spanish: apalear — to hit or bash severely
• Swedish: klubba — to hit or bash severely
• Swedish: banka — to hit or bash severely
• Czech: přepsat — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Esperanto: skribdifekti — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Finnish: pilata — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• French: écraser — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• German: überschreiben — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Norwegian: slette — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Polish: nadpisywać — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Polish: nadpisać — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Russian: перезапи́сывать (perezapísyvatʹ) — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Russian: перезаписа́ть (perezapisátʹ) — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally
• Spanish: sobrellevar — to overwrite or override, often unintentionally