verb

clobber

KLAH-ber/ˈklɑːbər/

To hit or damage with overwhelming force.

The man clobbers the heavy bag with a forceful boxing punch.

A man delivers a forceful boxing punch to a heavy punching bag, visibly compressing its surface and driving it sharply sideways.

Etymology

The verb appeared in British air force slang meaning “hit hard” or “defeat decisively.” Its origin is unknown, though it was probably related to bombing and possibly imitated a sound.

In context

MMAFightingonSBN2:20

when this fight was booked, the immediate reaction was like, why are we doing this? Max is going to clobber him.

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More examples

Hail clobbered the crops just before harvest.
Our team clobbered the visitors, winning by thirty points.
Rising fuel costs are clobbering small delivery businesses.

Forms

clobber · clobbers · clobbered · clobbering

Similar words

batter: Emphasizes repeated heavy blows rather than one overwhelming hit.
slam: Emphasizes a sudden, forceful impact rather than overwhelming damage.
thrash: Often means beating repeatedly or defeating an opponent decisively.