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Raredob
The correct spelling is dob.
How to pronounce dob
/dɒb/
nounIPA: /dɒb/
Say it like: Dob
The correct spelling is dob. A small amount of something, especially paste. For example: "Put a dob of butter on the potato, please."
Usage Examples
“Put a dob of butter on the potato, please.”
“I’ll dob on you if you break in.”
“We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A small amount of something, especially paste.
- 2.The date and year something or someone was born.
verb
- 1.To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
- 2.To do one's share; to contribute.
- 3.To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
- 4.To play truant
- 5.(sometimes humorous) In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws.
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