gob

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈgäb 

1

: lump

2

: a large amount

—usually used in plural

gobs of money

gob

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈgȯb  ˈgäb 

chiefly British

: mouth

gob

3 of 3

noun (3)

ˈgäb  ˈgȯb 

: sailor

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• chunk
• wad
• hunk
• glob
• clump
• lump

Noun (2)

• mouth

Noun (3)

• sailor
• mariner
• navigator
• tar
• salt
• swab

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!

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Their are gobs of culture gurus telling you how to ‘get more’ from your employees. —Todd Nordstrom, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

There are gobs of delicious Chardonnay fruit on the palate. —Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

Yet another simply plunged an entire baguette into a jar and shoved it, dripping, into his gob. —Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

In language as deft and muscular as Rosa’s team, Drexler captures the scent of the blood and the resin, every wisecrack and sob story, every flake of talc and gob of spit, every pimple and blackhead on the lady wrestlers’ thighs. —Lauren Elkin, New York Times, 20 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English gobbe, probably back-formation from gobet

Noun (2)

probably from Scottish Gaelic, mouth & Irish, beak, pursed mouth

Noun (3)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1568, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gob

• blob
• bob
• cob
• daub
• fob
• glob
• hob
• job
• knob
• lob
• mob
• rob

Kids Definition

gob

1 of 2 noun

ˈgäb 

1

: lump entry 1 sense 1, mass

2

: a large amount

—usually used in plural

gobs of money

gob

2 of 2 noun

: sailor