clobber

[/ˈklɒbər/]

verb

bater violentamente; derrotar completamente

1. to hit or strike hard and repeatedly

He clobbered the nail with a hammer.

Ele bateu o prego violentamente com um martelo.

2. to defeat someone decisively in a game or competition

Our team clobbered them 5-0 in the final match.

Nosso time os derrotou completamente por 5-0 na partida final.

3. to criticize harshly or severely

The critics clobbered the new film.

Os críticos atacaram duramente o novo filme.

NYC Slang

beat down; whoop

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

bater; derrotar completamente

Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese

São Paulo

clocar; levar uma surra

Colloquial variation

Portugal

bater; dar uma surra

Portuguese variant with similar meaning

clobber someone in court (derrotar alguém numa ação judicial)

get clobbered (levar uma derrota esmagadora)

clobber the competition (derrotar completamente a concorrência)

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