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clobber

/klɒb.ə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A thumping or beating.
  2. A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
  3. To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  4. To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
  5. Clothing; clothes.
  6. Equipment.
  7. A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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