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gob

(gɒb)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense gobs, present participle gobbing, past tense, past participle gobbed

1. countable noun

A person's gob is their mouth.

[British, informal, rude]

Shut your gob.

2. countable noun

A gob of a thick, unpleasant liquid is a small amount of it.

[informal]

...a gob of spit. [+ of]

3. verb

If someone gobs, they spit.

[British, informal]

At a concert some punks gobbed at them and threw beer cans. [VERB preposition]

[Also VERB]

4. countable noun

A gob of something is a lump of it.

[US]

...a gob of ice.

Synonyms: piece, lump, chunk, hunk More Synonyms of gob

5. plural noun

Gobs of something means a lot of it.

[US, informal]

We're getting input from gobs of sources.

gob in British English 1

(ɡɒb)

noun

a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance

2. (often plural) informal

a great quantity or amount

3. mining

waste material such as clay, shale, etc

a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this

a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware

5. informal

a globule of spittle or saliva

verbWord forms: gobs, gobbing or gobbed

6. (intransitive) British informal

to spit

Word origin

C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet

gob in British English 2

(ɡɒb)

noun

US slang

an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy

Word origin

C20: of unknown origin

gob in British English 3

(ɡɒb)

noun

a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth

Word origin

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob

gob in American English 1

(gɑb)

noun

a lump or mass, as of something soft

2. [pl.]; Informal

a large quantity or amount

waste material produced in coal mining, consisting of clay, shale, etc.

Word origin

ME gobbe < OFr gobe, back-form. < gobet: see gobbet

gob in American English 2

(gɑb)

noun

Slang

a sailor in the U.S. Navy

Examples of 'gob' in a sentence
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Trying to look powerful with your gob taped shut is a tricky thing.Now that she has learned to curb her big gob, she has a real chance.She just has to stand there, keep her gob shut and look cute.You were lucky to have a job and should've kept your gob shut to avoid getting fired.A superstar actually able to keep her gob shut.TALK about a gob bigger than the Tardis.That will teach her to keep her gob shut, won't it.She should have kept her gob shut, her opinions to herself, and reported them.I've got a big gob.When the lead singer sent a gob of spit 4ft in the air and caught it, the men in the crowd went wild.

(noun) in the sense of piece

Definition

a thick mass of a soft substance

a gob of ice

Synonyms

piece

a piece of wood

Another piece of cake?

lump

a lump of wood

chunk

Cut the melon into chunks.

hunk

a thick hunk of bread

nugget

Miners sifting gravel from the Yukon River in search of gold nuggets

blob

wad

a wad of cotton wool

clod

a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded

wodge (British, informal)

gobbet

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chunk

Definition

a thick solid piece of something

Cut the melon into chunks.

Synonyms

piece,

block,

mass,

portion,

lump,

slab,

hunk,

nugget,

wad,

dollop (informal),

wodge (British, informal)

in the sense of clod

Definition

a lump of earth or clay

a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded

Synonyms

lump,

piece,

block,

mass,

chunk,

clump,

hunk

in the sense of hunk

Definition

a large piece

a thick hunk of bread

Synonyms

lump,

piece,

chunk,

block,

mass,

wedge,

slab,

nugget,

wodge (British, informal),

gobbet

Nearby words of
gob

goad
goal
goat
gob
gobble
gobbledegook
goblet

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单词	gob
释义	Trends of gob View usage for: gob (gɒb) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense gobs, present participle gobbing, past tense, past participle gobbed 1. countable noun A person's gob is their mouth. [British, informal, rude] Shut your gob. 2. countable noun A gob of a thick, unpleasant liquid is a small amount of it. [informal] ...a gob of spit. [+ of] 3. verb If someone gobs, they spit. [British, informal] At a concert some punks gobbed at them and threw beer cans. [VERB preposition] [Also VERB] 4. countable noun A gob of something is a lump of it. [US] ...a gob of ice. Synonyms: piece, lump, chunk, hunk More Synonyms of gob 5. plural noun Gobs of something means a lot of it. [US, informal] We're getting input from gobs of sources. gob in British English 1 (ɡɒb) noun 1. a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance 2. (often plural) informal a great quantity or amount 3. mining a. waste material such as clay, shale, etc b. a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this 4. a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware 5. informal a globule of spittle or saliva verbWord forms: gobs, gobbing or gobbed 6. (intransitive) British informal to spit Word origin C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet gob in British English 2 (ɡɒb) noun US slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy Word origin C20: of unknown origin gob in British English 3 (ɡɒb) noun a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth Word origin C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob gob in American English 1 (gɑb) noun 1. a lump or mass, as of something soft 2. [pl.]; Informal a large quantity or amount 3. waste material produced in coal mining, consisting of clay, shale, etc. Word origin ME gobbe < OFr gobe, back-form. < gobet: see gobbet gob in American English 2 (gɑb) US noun Slang a sailor in the U.S. Navy Examples of 'gob' in a sentence gob Trying to look powerful with your gob taped shut is a tricky thing. The Sun (2015) Now that she has learned to curb her big gob, she has a real chance. The Sun (2008) She just has to stand there, keep her gob shut and look cute. The Sun (2008) You were lucky to have a job and should've kept your gob shut to avoid getting fired. The Sun (2013) A superstar actually able to keep her gob shut. The Sun (2012) TALK about a gob bigger than the Tardis. The Sun (2007) That will teach her to keep her gob shut, won't it. The Sun (2015) She should have kept her gob shut, her opinions to herself, and reported them. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I've got a big gob. The Sun (2013) When the lead singer sent a gob of spit 4ft in the air and caught it, the men in the crowd went wild. Times, Sunday Times (2008) (noun) in the sense of piece Definition a thick mass of a soft substance a gob of ice Synonyms piece a piece of wood Another piece of cake? lump a lump of wood chunk Cut the melon into chunks. hunk a thick hunk of bread nugget Miners sifting gravel from the Yukon River in search of gold nuggets blob wad a wad of cotton wool clod a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded wodge (British, informal) gobbet Additional synonyms in the sense of chunk Definition a thick solid piece of something Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (British, informal) in the sense of clod Definition a lump of earth or clay a clod of earth from which a mass of thick plant roots protruded Synonyms lump, piece, block, mass, chunk, clump, hunk in the sense of hunk Definition a large piece a thick hunk of bread Synonyms lump, piece, chunk, block, mass, wedge, slab, nugget, wodge (British, informal), gobbet Nearby words of gob goad goal goat gob gobble gobbledegook goblet Synonyms of 'gob' gob Explore 'gob' in the dictionary
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