clobber | (noun) informal terms for personal possessions | Synonyms: stuff |
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(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | Synonyms: bat, cream, drub, lick, thrash |
(verb) strike violently and repeatedly | Synonyms: baste, batter |
lobby | (noun) a large entrance or reception room or area | Synonyms: antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, hall, vestibule |
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(noun) an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying | Synonyms: advocacy group, lobby group, pressure group, special-interest group, special interest, special interest group, third house |
(noun) the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest | - |
(verb) detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | Synonyms: buttonhole |
lobbyism | (noun) the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist | - |
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lobbyist | (noun) someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer | - |
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slobber | (noun) saliva spilling from the mouth | Synonyms: dribble, drivel, drool |
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(verb) let saliva drivel from the mouth | Synonyms: dribble, drivel, drool, slabber, slaver |
slobberer | (noun) a person who dribbles | Synonyms: dribbler, driveller, drooler |
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