Meaning of "gob" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOB

From Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GOB

gob  [ɡɒb]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOB

Gob is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gob in English.

WHAT DOES GOB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gob in the English dictionary

The first definition of gob in the dictionary is a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance. Other definition of gob is a great quantity or amount. Gob is also waste material such as clay, shale, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GOB

PRESENT

Present

I gob

you gob

he/she/it gobs

we gob

you gob

they gob

Present continuous

I am gobbing

you are gobbing

he/she/it is gobbing

we are gobbing

you are gobbing

they are gobbing

Present perfect

I have gobbed

you have gobbed

he/she/it has gobbed

we have gobbed

you have gobbed

they have gobbed

Present perfect continuous

I have been gobbing

you have been gobbing

he/she/it has been gobbing

we have been gobbing

you have been gobbing

they have been gobbing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gobbed

you gobbed

he/she/it gobbed

we gobbed

you gobbed

they gobbed

Past continuous

I was gobbing

you were gobbing

he/she/it was gobbing

we were gobbing

you were gobbing

they were gobbing

Past perfect

I had gobbed

you had gobbed

he/she/it had gobbed

we had gobbed

you had gobbed

they had gobbed

Past perfect continuous

I had been gobbing

you had been gobbing

he/she/it had been gobbing

we had been gobbing

you had been gobbing

they had been gobbing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gob

you will gob

he/she/it will gob

we will gob

you will gob

they will gob

Future continuous

I will be gobbing

you will be gobbing

he/she/it will be gobbing

we will be gobbing

you will be gobbing

they will be gobbing

Future perfect

I will have gobbed

you will have gobbed

he/she/it will have gobbed

we will have gobbed

you will have gobbed

they will have gobbed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gobbing

you will have been gobbing

he/she/it will have been gobbing

we will have been gobbing

you will have been gobbing

they will have been gobbing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gob

you would gob

he/she/it would gob

we would gob

you would gob

they would gob

Conditional continuous

I would be gobbing

you would be gobbing

he/she/it would be gobbing

we would be gobbing

you would be gobbing

they would be gobbing

Conditional perfect

I would have gob

you would have gob

he/she/it would have gob

we would have gob

you would have gob

they would have gob

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gobbing

you would have been gobbing

he/she/it would have been gobbing

we would have been gobbing

you would have been gobbing

they would have been gobbing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gob
we let´s gob
you gob

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gob

Past participle

gobbed

Present Participle

gobbing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GOB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gob» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of gob

blob · chunk · clod · gobbet · hunk · lump · nugget · piece · wad · wodge

TRANSLATION OF GOB

Find out the translation of gob to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gob from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gob» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 采空区
• Translator English - Spanish: gob
• English: gob
• Translator English - Hindi: खखार
• Translator English - Arabic: بحار
• Translator English - Russian: плевок
• Translator English - Portuguese: gob
• Translator English - Bengali: মুখগহ্বর
• Translator English - French: gueule
• Translator English - Malay: Gob
• Translator English - German: Klumpen
• Translator English - Japanese: ゴブ
• Translator English - Korean: 침을 뱉다
• Translator English - Javanese: Gob
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thủy thủ
• Translator English - Tamil: மாலுமி
• Translator English - Marathi: गोब
• Translator English - Turkish: ağız
• Translator English - Italian: sputo
• Translator English - Polish: porcji
• Translator English - Ukrainian: плювок
• Translator English - Romanian: îmbucătură
• Translator English - Greek: ναύτης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Gob
• Translator English - Swedish: gob
• Translator English - Norwegian: gob

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOB»

Discover the use of gob in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gob and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Gob's Grief: A Novel

They both had bugles, though Gob was not so fine a bugler as Tomo. Gob knew the calls, but they came out like the bleating of an anxious sheep. It would do, Tomo said of Gob's playing. It was Tomo's firm belief that the whole army was ...

Chris Adrian, 2003

Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2000

the gob zone in LAMODEL, an exponential strain- hardening behavior is generally most appropriate and best matches that observed in the field (Pappas & Mark, 1993); therefore, this is the material model used by the gob property wizard.

T.N. Michalakopoulos, G.N. Panagiotou, 2000

The MPEG-4 Book

GOBs correspond to one or more rows of macroblocks,15 and may be preceded by a GOB header that contains a resynchronization marker. The number of GOBs in a frame is determined by the frame size. Therefore, if the GOB header is ...

Fernando C. N. Pereira, Touradj Ebrahimi, 2002

The Gob

The. Gob. By. Liz. Dolan. There was never a dull moment when my father was around; he couldn't even die quietly. His body turned up in the Lincoln Hospital morgue three days after he closed the garden gate behind him yelling to my mom , ...

Liz Dolan, 2012

Index to Collective Biographies for Young Readers

GOB-1 Barry, Dan (1 923-). GOB- 1 Beck, Charles Clarence (1910-). GOB-1 Biro, Charles (191 1-1972). GOB-1 Block, Herbert Lawrence (1909-). DEDC Briefer, Dick. GOB-1 Buscema, John (1927-). GOB-1 Byrne, John (1950-). (Born England) .

Karen Breen, 1988

Simulation of Material Processing: Theory, Methods and ...

Temperature in Forehearths/Working End. The feeder has been modeled to obtain accurate temperature and trajectory information at the outlets of the inner and outer gob forming orifices (Fig. 4). Figure 4. Temperature and Pathlines in Feeder ...

Ken-ichiro Mori, 2001

Introductory Mining Engineering

There are four techniques in use in the United States to drain methane from solid coal (Mutmansky. 1999l: 1. Vertical wells from the surface, with hydraulic stimulation 2. Vertical gob wells from the surface 3. Inclined wells from the surface 4.

Howard L. Hartman, Jan M. Mutmansky, 2002

Multimedia Systems, Standards, and Networks

B. Picture Formats, Sample Positions, and the GOB Structure In addition to CIF and QCIF as supported by H.261, H.263 supports Sub-QCIF, 4CIF, and 16CIF ( and version 2 supports custom picture formats). Resolutions of these picture formats ...

Atul Puri, 2000

71st Glass Problems Conference: Ceramic Engineering and ...

delivery variations may result in a poor gob load at the blank molds. This could potentially jam the section and lead to machine down time. Figure 3 represents a typical 15 days of gob speed measurements on a glass machine. From the 9lb to  ...

Charles H. Drummond, III, 2011

Visual Information Representation, Communication, and Image ...

Picture Formats, Sample Positions, and the GOB Structure In addition to CIF and QCIF as supported by H.261, H.263 also supports sub-QCIF, 4CIF, and 1 6CIF. Resolutions of these picture formats can been found in Table 2. Chrominance ...

Ya-Qin Zhang, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gob is used in the context of the following news items.

Teenage Millionaire: a year in the life of Britain's youngest lottery …

... from, is that coming from the Niddrie estate in Edinburgh she never once lets fatuous tripe like “money doesn't buy happiness” leave her gob. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Jared Padalecki Honored at Comic-Con 2015 | Photos

Then, when I had a light given to me with an explanation of what it was and what it stood for, I was (and am still) gob-smacked. Thank you. «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»

'Halt and Catch Fire' Recap: The Art of Selling Out

So Cameron chooses one of two "right things to do," revealing her decision in a gob-smacking shot down the center of a chaotic office that ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»

Jared Padalecki overwhelmed by fans' candlelit surprise at Comic …

Then, when I had a light given to me with an explanation of what it was and what it stood for, I was (and am still) gob-smacked. A thank you. «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

Claims Mitrovic deal close as player sits out friendly and brother …

Get behind the team for a change and if you have nothing good to say keep your gob shut. Blackandwhiteblood 5pts. @Barnesay Many of them ... «The Mag, Jul 15»

U.K.'s Right-Wing Government Invites Commercial Rivals to Critique …

“It's absolutely gob smacking for those who look with envy at the health and quality of the British sector and the amazing things the BBC does to ... «Variety, Jul 15»

A film festival where nobody is left out

More information on: www.festivalasterisco.gob.ar. @pablsuarez. Increase font size Decrease font size Size; Email article email; Print. Share. «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»

Hawke's Bay legend is rewarded for her compassion, courage and …

... for fear of passing on my germs, but also thanking her for the present. Quite frankly I was gob smacked. How long had this taken her to make? «All About Hawke's Bay, Jul 15»

Alt-J steal the show on the second night of Bilbao BBK Live

... 'Psychocandy' still has that static-covered, dangerous edge - like a sugar-coated gob-stopper with a wicked core of sour green apple sherbet. «DIY Magazine, Jul 15»

Tory says he senses 'real change' in attitude around Pan Am Games

The tourists who were there were gob smacked by this city, how clean it is, how modern it is, how dynamic it is and how bustling it is,” Tory said. «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»