gob C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /ɡɑb/ UK /ɡɒb/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like gab /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Meanings 1 noun a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth He slapped a gob of glue onto the seam and pressed it shut. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a lump or mass; also slang... lumpblobmassglobclotmouth Word family Derived forms gobbet Etymology AI details From Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak'). gobe Old French *gobbos Gaulish View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # gob **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡɒb/ ## Meanings 1. a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth ## Examples - He slapped a gob of glue onto the seam and pressed it shut. ## Synonyms - lump - blob - mass - glob - clot - mouth ## Derived Forms - gobbet ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gobe - Root: *gobbos ## Etymology From Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak'). ## AI Etymology Gob comes from Old French gobe ('mouthful, lump'), from gober ('to gulp, swallow'), probably of Gaulish origin, from Celtic *gobbos ('mouth, beak'). The etymological trail includes Old French gobe and Gaulish *gobbos. As a noun, gob names a lump or mass; also slang for the mouth. The same family is visible in derived forms such as gobbet. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - The Human Body - Register & Style markdown