flail vs clobber

flail and clobber both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flail	Yes	No	Yes	No
clobber	Yes	No	Yes	No

flail (noun)	clobber (noun)
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing	informal terms for personal possessions

flail (verb)	clobber (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
move like a flail; thresh about	strike violently and repeatedly