Word

clobber, v.
(clobbered, clobbering, clobbers)
freq. cnt. 2

strike violently and repeatedly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

baste batter clobber

sample sentences

"She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They want to %s the prisoners

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, beat up, work over

beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

bat clobber cream drub lick thrash

sample sentences

"We licked the other team on Sunday!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

beat, crush, beat out, vanquish, shell, trounce

verb group

thrash, lam, flail, thresh