how to pronounce clobber

/ˈklɑːbɚ/

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clobber is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of clobber in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… just like they clobber everybody well …”

meanings of clobber

noun:

Equipment.
A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.
A thumping or beating.
A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
Clothing; clothes.

verb:

To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.

clobber frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word clobber occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics clobber can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that clobber can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;