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klubba — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bludgeon noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  • clobber verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  • club noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
  • cudgel noun A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  • gavel noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
  • lollipop noun A piece of hard candy fixed on a stick.
  • mace noun A heavy club, often with a spiked or knobbed head, historically used as a weapon.
  • mallet noun A hammer with a large head, usually made of wood or rubber, used to strike a tool or object without damaging it.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

klubba is used for these senses in English:

  • bludgeon A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
  • bludgeon (transitive) To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.
  • clobber (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
  • club (countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
  • cudgel A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  • gavel A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
  • hockey stick (North America, ice hockey) A stick used to handle the puck in ice hockey, having a flat, angled blade at the end.
  • hockey stick (British, field hockey) A stick used to handle the ball in field hockey, having a flat-faced hook at the end.

bludgeon — full definition

  1. noun A short, heavy club used as a weapon.
  2. verb To hit someone repeatedly and violently with a heavy object.
  3. verb To force someone into doing something through pressure or intimidation.

clobber — full definition

  1. verb To hit or defeat someone or something forcefully and decisively.
  2. verb To overwrite data unintentionally, especially in computing.
  3. noun British informal term for clothing or belongings.

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