"blob" meaning in English

See blob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /blɒb/ [UK], /blɑb/ [US] Audio: en-us-blob.ogg [US] Forms: blob [singular], blobs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A vague shape or amount; something without definite shape, especially a liquid or semi-solid substance.
    Sense id: simple-blob-en-noun-DD9~xtwP

Verb

IPA: /blɒb/ [UK], /blɑb/ [US] Audio: en-us-blob.ogg [US] Forms: blob [canonical], blobs [third-person, singular], blobbed [past], blobbed [past, participle], blobbing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|blob|b}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you blob something, you drop it in the form of a blob.
    Sense id: simple-blob-en-verb-xv8Oqi45
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