dob C2+ Topic:Media & Publishing US /dɑb/ UK /dɒb/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dab /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 verb chiefly British to inform on or report someone for wrongdoing He threatened to dob his classmate in to the teacher. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · chiefly british to inform... informreportsnitchgrasstellbetraysplit ↔ Opposites shieldprotectcover Word family Derived forms dobber Etymology AI details British dialectal word of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of 'dab' ('to strike lightly') or echoic; the sense 'to inform on' is chiefly British and Australian colloquial. Topics Media & Publishing Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dob **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /dɒb/ ## Meanings 1. chiefly British to inform on or report someone for wrongdoing ## Examples - He threatened to dob his classmate in to the teacher. ## Synonyms - inform - report - snitch - grass - tell - betray - split ## Antonyms - shield - protect - cover ## Derived Forms - dobber ## Etymology British dialectal word of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of 'dab' ('to strike lightly') or echoic; the sense 'to inform on' is chiefly British and Australian colloquial. ## AI Etymology Dob has this etymological history: British dialectal word of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of 'dab' ('to strike lightly') or echoic; the sense 'to inform on' is chiefly British and Australian colloquial. As a verb, dob means to chiefly British to inform on or report someone for wrongdoing. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dobber. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Media & Publishing - Register & Style markdown