"gob" meaning in English

See gob in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɒb/ [UK], /ɡɑb/ [US] Audio: en-us-gob.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 gob.ogg [Australia] Forms: gob [singular], gobs [plural]
enPR: gŏb [UK], gŏb [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your gob is your mouth.
    Sense id: simple-gob-en-noun-zoB65JcF Categories (other): Colloquial
  2. A gob is a large amount or lump of something.
    Sense id: simple-gob-en-noun-B-YG4TNj Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /ɡɒb/ [UK], /ɡɑb/ [US] Audio: en-us-gob.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 gob.ogg [Australia] Forms: gob [canonical], gobs [third-person, singular], gobbed [past], gobbed [past, participle], gobbing [present, participle]
enPR: gŏb [UK], gŏb [US] Head templates: {{verb|gob|b}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you gob on something, you spit on it.
    Sense id: simple-gob-en-verb-wPe68ufe Categories (other): Colloquial
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