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dob

The correct spelling is dob.

How to pronounce dob

/dɒb/
noun

IPA: /dɒb/

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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. 1.A small amount of something, especially paste.
  2. 2.The date and year something or someone was born.

verb

  1. 1.To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
  2. 2.To do one's share; to contribute.
  3. 3.To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
  4. 4.To play truant
  5. 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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