clobber

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈklɒb.ə(ɹ)/    /ˈklɑb.ɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A beating. slang,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: clobbering, clubbing, thumping
  2. Clothing; clothes. Australia,UK,slang,uncountable
    — W'y, they call a man a robber if 'e stuffs 'is marchin' clobber / With the— / (Chorus) Loo! loo! Lulu! lulu! Loo! loo! Loot! loot! loot!
  3. A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather. uncountable
  4. A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists. uncountable
  5. Equipment. UK,slang,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage. slang,transitive
    — So the temptation to clobber was always there, and it was sometimes more difficult not to strike than it would have been to strike, and the consequences be damned.
  2. To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly. slang,transitive
    — It is therefore clear that the system itself must be truly "clobber proof"; that is, no user may be capable of changing anyone else's program or tying up the system in any way that would disrupt normal service to other users.

词形变化

clobbers present,singular,third-person clobbering participle,present clobbered participle,past clobbered past

词源

词源 1
British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance.
词源 2
British slang from 19th century of unknown origin, perhaps from Yiddish.
词源 3
Of obscure origin, but compare clabber (“mud, wet clay”).
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