1
: lump
2
: a large amount
—usually used in plural
gobs of money
Synonyms
Noun (1)
Noun (2)
Noun (3)
Examples of gob in a Sentence
Noun (1)
grabbed a gob of clay from the block and threw it on the pottery wheel
has gobs of money
Noun (2)
he threatened the yob with a punch in the gob if he didn't stop insulting everyone
Noun (3)
avast, ye gobs, and haul anchor!
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Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
These snack bars from Get Golden deliver a perfect energy boost, sans the dubious ingredients and gobs of refined sugar found in typical bars.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
CeeDee Lamb didn’t throttle a secondary that has allowed gobs of production to opposing No. 1 receivers.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Uber and Lyft, now public companies, are losing gobs of money, and the services’ most popular times are Friday evenings, which seems to indicate less that people are ditching their personal cars than ditching their personal cars while drinking.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2019
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Noun
Dalton said a lengthy prison sentence wouldn’t make the community any safer, wouldn’t help the man with his addiction and would cost taxpayers gobs of money.
—Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
These snack bars from Get Golden deliver a perfect energy boost, sans the dubious ingredients and gobs of refined sugar found in typical bars.
—Joni Sweet, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
CeeDee Lamb didn’t throttle a secondary that has allowed gobs of production to opposing No. 1 receivers.
—Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Uber and Lyft, now public companies, are losing gobs of money, and the services’ most popular times are Friday evenings, which seems to indicate less that people are ditching their personal cars than ditching their personal cars while drinking.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2019
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“Gob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gob. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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gob
1 of 2 noun1
2
: a large amount
—usually used in plural
gobs of money
gob
2 of 2 noun
: sailor
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