"gub" meaning in English

See gub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gubs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gub (plural gubs)
  1. (Scotland, slang) Mouth. Tags: Scotland, slang Synonyms (mouth): gob
    Sense id: en-gub-en-noun-aFEda37o Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Verb

Forms: gubs [present, singular, third-person], gubbing [participle, present], gubbed [participle, past], gubbed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} gub (third-person singular simple present gubs, present participle gubbing, simple past and past participle gubbed)
  1. (slang) To defeat. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-gub-en-verb-S3SWVT0V

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1994, \"The acid House\", Irvine Welsh, in Eurotrash",
          "text": "\"...fucked-up Yank who's too screwed up to lift a forkful of scran into her gub?\""
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Christopher Brookmyre, Quite ugly one morning, page 147:",
          "text": "Except that the deal's off if some wee scrote of a doctor opens his gub.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008, Mark McNay, Fresh, page 55:",
          "text": "Between stuffin his gub and swallowin he didnay have much breath for talkin but he managed that as well.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mouth."
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        "(slang) To defeat."
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          "ref": "2001, Christopher Brookmyre, Quite ugly one morning, page 147:",
          "text": "Except that the deal's off if some wee scrote of a doctor opens his gub.",
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          "text": "Between stuffin his gub and swallowin he didnay have much breath for talkin but he managed that as well.",
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        "Mouth."
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        "(slang) To defeat."
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