English Explanatory Dictionary

gob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lump of soft or sticky material.
  2. Saliva or phlegm.
  3. A whoopie pie.
verb
  1. To gather into a lump.
  2. To spit, especially to spit phlegm.
noun
  1. The mouth.
noun
  1. Waste material in old mine workings, goaf.
verb
  1. To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.
noun
  1. A sailor.
noun
  1. (nautical)

Pronunciation

gŏb /ɡɒb/ /ɡɑb/ En-us-gob.ogg EN-AU ck1 gob.ogg

Word forms

gob gobs gobbing gobbed gog

Etymology

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

Synonyms

saliva spit sputum cakehole mush trap bazoo chops clam clamshell gob hash-trap kisser laughing gear maw mouth neb ned north and south oral cavity os piehole potato trap puss sucker yap

Related words

gobble gobbler

Derived words

dough gob glob gobber tooth gobble gobby gobful gob iron gobline gob off goboon gobshite gobsmacked gobsmacker gobsmacking gobstopper gob-string gobstruck gob up goo-gob shut one's gob rent-a-gob gob job
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