clobbers

Beats up badly

Clobbers is the third-person singular form of the verb clobber, which means to strike heavily or defeat decisively.

You might clobber someone in a fight, or a team might clobber their opponents in a lopsided game.

In computing, clobber has a specific technical meaning: to overwrite data, often unintentionally or destructively.

The update clobbers any custom settings you've configured.

The word carries a sense of force and thoroughness in all its uses.

defeat

trounce

Defeat decisively

  • thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
  • wallopForceful strike or defeat
  • pummelStrike repeatedly with fists

crush · rout · demolish · destroy · hammer · annihilate · beat · drub · smash · whip

overwhelm

swamp

Waterlogged land with vegetation

deluge · flood · bombard · overload · saturate · bury · drown · overcome · besiege · overrun

Opposites
physical violence/attack

clobberscaresses

Touches gently with love

nurtures · protects · heals · soothes · comforts

impact force

clobberscaresses

Touches gently with love

strokes · pats · taps · grazes · brushes

Family

clobber, clobbered, clobbering, clobberings

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG