clobber

tr.v. Slang, -bered, -ber·ing, -bers.

1. To strike violently and repeatedly; batter or maul.
2. To defeat decisively.
3. To criticize harshly.

[Origin unknown.]

verb

1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows: assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. Informal lambaste. Idioms: rain blows on. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat: annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish. Informal massacre, wallop. Slang cream, shellac, smear. See win/lose/recovery.

To overwrite, usually unintentionally: “I walked off the end of the array and clobbered the stack.” Compare mung, scribble, trash, and smash the stack.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: informal terms for personal possessions
  Synonym: stuff

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The verb clobber has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: strike violently and repeatedly
  Synonyms: baste, batter

Meaning #2: beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
  Synonyms: bat, drub, thrash, lick

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - tøj, kluns

2.
v. tr. - mase til plukfisk, tæve, klæde sig på, kritisere voldsomt, besejre

3.
v. tr. - lægge emaljeret dekoration på

Nederlands (Dutch)
een pak slaag geven, de vloer aanvegen met, boeltje

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) attirail, barda

2.
v. tr. - tabasser, frapper, rosser, tancer, étriller, battre (qn) à plates coutures

3.
v. tr. - émailler (une porcelaine)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Klamotten

2.
v. - verprügeln, schlagen, (ugs.) zur Schnecke machen

3.
v. - emaillieren, mit Email überziehen (Porzellan), in Email malen (Porzellan)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) κοπανάω, λιανίζω, κατατροπώνω, πλήττω, καταφέρω πλήγμα
n. - (καθομ.) συμπράγκαλα

Italiano (Italian)
dare un sacco di botte, pestare, roba

Português (Portuguese)
v. - surrar, criticar asperamente, derrotar
n. - equipamento (m) (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
избивать, шмотки

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bártulos, trastos

2.
v. tr. - dar una paliza, golpear

3.
v. tr. - agregar decorados charolados a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - klä upp sig, slå sönder och samman, skinna (bildl.), utklassa, gå till attack mot
n. - kläder (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
痛殴, 使惨败, 击倒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 痛毆, 使慘敗, 擊倒

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 소지품, 의복, 장비

2.
v. tr. - 사정 없이 치다, 호되게 때리다, 혹평하다

3.
v. tr. - 꾸미다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 釉を塗る, こっぴどくぶん殴る, こてんぱんにやっ付ける, こきおろす
n. - 黒糊

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) رقع, رتق, ضرب, لطم (الاسم) ملابس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביגוד, חפצים אישיים או ציוד, בעיקר בכמויות גדולות מדי‬
v. tr. - ‮הביס, הלם, הכה‬
v. tr. - ‮ציפה (חרסינה) בקישוטי אמייל‬

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