Word
clobbered
Meanings
Hit someone or something very hard.
Defeat someone or a team by a large margin.
Damage something badly or overwhelm it so it is no longer in good condition.
Definition
Clobbered means hit very hard or defeated badly.
Clobbered is the past tense and past participle of clobber. It often means someone was hit hard or struck repeatedly. It can also mean a person or team was defeated by a large margin. In everyday speech, it may describe something being badly damaged or overwhelmed.
Examples
- The waves clobbered the boat all night.
- Our team got clobbered in the final.
- He clobbered the punching bag for ten minutes.
- The storm clobbered the small town.
- They clobbered us 5–0.
Common mistake
Learners often use clobbered in formal writing, but it is informal and usually better replaced with hit, badly damaged, or soundly defeated in formal contexts.
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