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- [gob]
- /gɒb/
- /ɡɒb/
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- [gob]
- /gɒb/
Definitions of gob word
- noun gob the mouth. 1
- noun gob A lump or clot of a slimy or viscous substance. 1
- noun plural gob a large amount 1
- noun gob mouth 1
- noun gob sputum, spit 1
- intransitive verb gob spit 1
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Origin of gob
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet gobbet
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gob
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gob popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gob usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gob
noun gob
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- gathering — a drawing together; contraction.
- cluster — A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together.
- fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
verb gob
- spit — to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
- expectorate — Cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs.
- splutter — to talk rapidly and somewhat incoherently, as when confused, excited, or embarrassed: When pushed for an explanation, he always spluttered.
- hawk — a medium-range, mobile U.S. surface-to-air missile system.
- expel — Deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.
Antonyms for gob
noun gob
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
verb gob
- swallow — to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
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