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hob 1 H0226300 (hŏb)n.1. A shelf or projection at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food or utensils warm.2. A tool used for cutting the teeth of machine parts, as of a gearwheel. [Origin unknown.]
hob 2 H0226300 (hŏb)n.1. Chiefly British A hobgoblin, sprite, or elf.2. Mischievous behavior. [From Middle English Hob, a nickname for Robert.]hob (hɒb) n1. (Cookery) Brit the flat top part of a cooking stove, or a separate flat surface, containing hotplates or burners2. (Cookery) a shelf beside an open fire, for keeping kettles, etc, hot3. (Tools) a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal4. (Tools) a hard steel rotating cutting tool used in machines for cutting gearsvb, hobs, hobbing or hobbed (Tools) (tr) to cut or form with a hob[C16: variant of obsolete hubbe, of unknown origin; perhaps related to hub]
hob (hɒb) n1. (European Myth & Legend) a hobgoblin or elf2. (Animals) a male ferret3. raise hob play hob informal US to cause mischief or disturbance[C14: variant of Rob, short for Robin or Robert] ˈhobˌlike adjhob1 (hɒb) n., v. hobbed, hob•bing. n. 1. a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm. 2. a milling cutter for gear and sprocket teeth, splines, threads, etc. v.t., v.i. 3. to cut with a hob. 4. to provide with hobnails. [1505–15; variant of obsolete hub hob (in a fireplace)] hob′ber, n. hob2 (hɒb) n. a hobgoblin or elf. Idioms: 1. play hob with, to do mischief or harm to. 2. raise hob, to behave disruptively. [1275–1325; Middle English, generic use of Hob, for Robert or Robin] hob′like`, adj. hob Past participle: hobbed Gerund: hobbing
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I hob | you hob | he/she/it hobs | we hob | you hob | they hob |
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I hobbed | you hobbed | he/she/it hobbed | we hobbed | you hobbed | they hobbed |
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I am hobbing | you are hobbing | he/she/it is hobbing | we are hobbing | you are hobbing | they are hobbing |
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I have hobbed | you have hobbed | he/she/it has hobbed | we have hobbed | you have hobbed | they have hobbed |
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I was hobbing | you were hobbing | he/she/it was hobbing | we were hobbing | you were hobbing | they were hobbing |
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I had hobbed | you had hobbed | he/she/it had hobbed | we had hobbed | you had hobbed | they had hobbed |
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I will hob | you will hob | he/she/it will hob | we will hob | you will hob | they will hob |
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I will have hobbed | you will have hobbed | he/she/it will have hobbed | we will have hobbed | you will have hobbed | they will have hobbed |
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I will be hobbing | you will be hobbing | he/she/it will be hobbing | we will be hobbing | you will be hobbing | they will be hobbing |
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I have been hobbing | you have been hobbing | he/she/it has been hobbing | we have been hobbing | you have been hobbing | they have been hobbing |
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I will have been hobbing | you will have been hobbing | he/she/it will have been hobbing | we will have been hobbing | you will have been hobbing | they will have been hobbing |
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I had been hobbing | you had been hobbing | he/she/it had been hobbing | we had been hobbing | you had been hobbing | they had been hobbing |
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I would hob | you would hob | he/she/it would hob | we would hob | you would hob | they would hob |
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I would have hobbed | you would have hobbed | he/she/it would have hobbed | we would have hobbed | you would have hobbed | they would have hobbed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | hob - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beingsgoblin, hobgoblinfolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a cultureevil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm | | 2. | hob - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievouself, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, browniefolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culturefaerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powersleprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folkloresandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy | | 3. | hob - a hard steel edge tool used to cut gearsedge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) | | 4. | hob - a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warmshelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects | Verb | 1. | hob - cut with a hobcut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | Translationshob (hob) noun the flat framework on top of a cooker, on which pots are placed to be heated. A pan of stew was simmering on the hob. 鐵架 铁架hob
play hob (with someone or something)slang To cause disruptions (for someone or something). "Hob" is short for "hobgoblin," a type of imp or elf that causes mischief. This wonky Internet connection is playing hob with my work day. The nasty weather played hob with our plans for the weekend.See also: hob, play, someoneraise hob (with someone or something)slang To cause disruptions (for someone or something). "Hob" is short for "hobgoblin," a type of imp or elf that causes mischief. This wonky Internet signal is raising hob with my work day. The nasty weather raised hob with our plans for the weekend.See also: hob, raise, someonehobnob with (someone)To interact with someone, typically someone who has more power, fame, or success than oneself. I can't hobnob with those ladies—they're executives at the biggest company in town!See also: hobnobraise hob with someone or something and play hob with someone or somethingto do something devilish to someone or something; to cause trouble for someone or something. (A hob is a hobgoblin, a wicked little elf.) Your sudden arrival is going to play hob with my dinner plans. Sorry, I didn't mean to raise hob with you.See also: hob, raiseplay (or raise) hob cause mischief; make a fuss. North American Hob is short for hobgoblin and is used in this mid 19th-century expression to mean the devil . Compare with raise Cain (at Cain) and raise the devil (at devil). 1993 Canadian Living When rain finally came, it wouldn't stop and played hob with the lentils that were growing there for the first time in a big way. See also: hob, playhob
hob11. a steel pattern used in forming a mould or die in cold metal 2. a hard steel rotating cutting tool used in machines for cutting gears
hob21. a hobgoblin or elf 2. a male ferret hob[häb] (design engineering) A master model made from hardened steel which is used to press the shape of a plastics mold into a block of soft steel. (mechanical engineering) A rotary cutting tool with its teeth arranged along a helical thread; used for generating gear teeth. hobA flat projecting shelf at the side of a fireplace where pots or pans may be placed to keep warm.HoB
HoB Abbreviation for: head of bed Heart of Birmingham (PCT) human osteoblastHOB
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HOB➣House of Blues | HOB➣Hoboken (catalogue of Haydn's works) | HOB➣House Office Building | HOB➣Hierarchical Object Binary | HOB➣Head Office Building (various locations) | HOB➣House of Bishops | HOB➣Hang on Back (aquarium equipment, such as a filter or refugium) | HOB➣Head of Bed | HOB➣Hair on Broadway (salon; UK) | HOB➣Hoboken, New Jersey | HOB➣Height Of Burst | HOB➣Hand-Off Block (Intel) | HOB➣Heritage Oaks Bank (California) | HOB➣Hosted OSS/BSS (Operations Support System/Business Support System) | HOB➣House of Billiards | HOB➣Hobbs, NM, USA - Lea County (Airport Code) | HOB➣Heart of Business | HOB➣High-Order Byte | HOB➣High-Order Bit | HOB➣Horst Brandstätter (software firm founder; Germany) | HOB➣Hoes Over Bros | HOB➣High Overbased (overbased polyalkenyl sulfonates) |
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Synonyms for hobnoun (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beingsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievousSynonyms- elf
- gremlin
- imp
- pixie
- pixy
- brownie
Related Words- folklore
- faerie
- faery
- fairy
- fay
- sprite
- leprechaun
- sandman
noun a hard steel edge tool used to cut gearsRelated Wordsnoun a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warmRelated Wordsverb cut with a hobRelated Words |