gob

[ gob ]

/ gɒb /

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noun

a mass or lump.

gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money.

Also called goaf .Mining. waste or barren material.

Origin of gob

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet “a mouthful, lump”; see gobbet

Words nearby gob

goatsucker, goaves, go away, go-away bird, go AWOL, gob, go back, go back on, go bad, go ballistic, go bananas

Definition for gob (2 of 4)

gob²

[ gob ]

/ gɒb /

noun Slang.

a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.

Origin of gob

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain

Definition for gob (3 of 4)

gob³

[ gob ]

/ gɒb /

noun Chiefly British Slang.

the mouth.

Origin of gob

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Gaelic gob “mouth, beak”

Definition for gob (4 of 4)

gob⁴

[ gob ]

/ gɒb /

British Dialect

verb (used without object), noun gobbed, gob·bing,

gab¹.

Origin of gob

⁴

First recorded in 1680–85; cf. gabble

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for gob

“After Gob, I felt like there were a lot of jobs that I took where people wanted me to emulate or copy that performance,” he says.
Will Arnett on ‘The Millers,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ and More|Jason Lynch|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the record, the best three episodes deal with Gob, Tobias, and Buster, and it's not even close.
In Defense of ‘Arrested Development’|Justin Green|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What you ought to do is plant yoursef as solid as a gob of mud, an send back word that youre thinkin it over.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Three of the four duels recorded here took place at Gob,—a place not now known, but most probably in the neighbourhood of Gath.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie

Gob and Bitlis are connected by several comparatively good roads.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)|Various
Gob, that puts the bloody kybosh on it if old sloppy eyes is mucking up the show.
Ulysses|James Joyce
Gob, he golloped it down like old boots and his tongue hanging out of him a yard long for more.
Ulysses|James Joyce

British Dictionary definitions for gob (1 of 3)

gob¹

/ (ɡɒb) /

noun

a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance

(often plural) informal a great quantity or amount

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

informal a globule of spittle or saliva

verb gobs, gobbing or gobbed

(intr) British informal to spit

Word Origin for gob

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

British Dictionary definitions for gob (2 of 3)

gob²

/ (ɡɒb) /

noun

US slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy

Word Origin for gob

C20: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for gob (3 of 3)

gob³

/ (ɡɒb) /

noun

a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth

Word Origin for gob

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gob
释义	gob ¹ [ gob ] / gɒb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gob ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mass or lump. gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money. Also called goaf .Mining. waste or barren material. Origin of gob ¹ First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet “a mouthful, lump”; see gobbet Words nearby gob goatsucker, goaves, go away, go-away bird, go AWOL, gob, go back, go back on, go bad, go ballistic, go bananas Definition for gob (2 of 4) gob² [ gob ] / gɒb / noun Slang. a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy. Origin of gob ² An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain Definition for gob (3 of 4) gob³ [ gob ] / gɒb / noun Chiefly British Slang. the mouth. Origin of gob ³ First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Gaelic gob “mouth, beak” Definition for gob (4 of 4) gob⁴ [ gob ] / gɒb / British Dialect verb (used without object), noun gobbed, gob·bing, gab¹. Origin of gob ⁴ First recorded in 1680–85; cf. gabble Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gob “After Gob, I felt like there were a lot of jobs that I took where people wanted me to emulate or copy that performance,” he says. Will Arnett on ‘The Millers,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ and More\|Jason Lynch\|October 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For the record, the best three episodes deal with Gob, Tobias, and Buster, and it's not even close. In Defense of ‘Arrested Development’\|Justin Green\|May 28, 2013\|DAILY BEAST What you ought to do is plant yoursef as solid as a gob of mud, an send back word that youre thinkin it over. The Sunset Trail\|Alfred Henry Lewis Three of the four duels recorded here took place at Gob,—a place not now known, but most probably in the neighbourhood of Gath. The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel\|W. G. Blaikie Gob and Bitlis are connected by several comparatively good roads. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII)\|Various Gob, that puts the bloody kybosh on it if old sloppy eyes is mucking up the show. Ulysses\|James Joyce Gob, he golloped it down like old boots and his tongue hanging out of him a yard long for more. Ulysses\|James Joyce British Dictionary definitions for gob (1 of 3) gob¹ / (ɡɒb) / noun a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance (often plural) informal a great quantity or amount 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 informal a globule of spittle or saliva verb gobs, gobbing or gobbed (intr) British informal to spit Word Origin for gob C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet British Dictionary definitions for gob (2 of 3) gob² / (ɡɒb) / noun US slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy Word Origin for gob C20: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for gob (3 of 3) gob³ / (ɡɒb) / noun a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth Word Origin for gob C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gob aggregation, great deal, hunk, morsel, gathering, cluster, fullness, concentration, bunch, cargo, congeries, hill, hoard, agglomeration, collection, bulk, haul, bundle, harvest, bank
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gob

noun

Origin of gob

Words nearby gob

Definition for gob (2 of 4)

noun Slang.

Origin of gob

Definition for gob (3 of 4)

noun Chiefly British Slang.

Origin of gob

Definition for gob (4 of 4)

verb (used without object), noun gobbed, gob·bing,

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Example sentences from the Web for gob

British Dictionary definitions for gob (1 of 3)

noun

verb gobs, gobbing or gobbed

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British Dictionary definitions for gob (2 of 3)

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for gob (3 of 3)

noun

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