hob

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈhäb 

1

dialectal, England : hobgoblin, elf

2

: mischief, trouble

—used with play and raise

always raising hob

hob

2 of 3

noun (2)

1

: a projection at the back or side of a fireplace on which something may be kept warm

2

: a cutting tool used for cutting the teeth of worm wheels or gears

3

British : cooktop

hob

3 of 3

verb

hobbed; hobbing

transitive verb

1

: to cut with a hob

2

: to furnish with hobnails

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• devilishness
• devilment
• devilry
• deviltry
• diablerie
• espièglerie
• impishness
• knavery
• mischief
• mischievousness
• rascality
• roguery
• roguishness
• shenanigan(s)
• waggery
• waggishness
• wickedness

Examples of hob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The magnetic field will create an electric field in the bottom of the cookware, and because of resistance the pan will heat up, even though the hob does not. —Kenneth McLeod, The Conversation, 23 Dec. 2020

For maximum efficiency, engineers want as much as possible of the magnetic field energy produced by each hob to be absorbed by the cookware sitting on it. —Kenneth McLeod, The Conversation, 23 Dec. 2020

Be a mic hob with this Bluetooth karaoke machine. —Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 14 Nov. 2022

Using a hob or an oven is an easy and obvious alternative to me, but that isn’t true for everyone. —Olivia Potts, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2022

The result is a safer hob that spews fewer pollutants, uses less energy and allows food to reach higher temperatures faster than your old stove. —Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2021

Placing your hand on the hob will not heat up your hand to any noticeable extent. —Kenneth McLeod, The Conversation, 23 Dec. 2020

Penetration became about as pleasurable for me as pressing my hand on a hot hob and trying to hold it there for as long as possible. —Kate Lloyd, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2020

These things break the spell of the serious news for a minute, it’s pushed to the back of the hob to simmer. —Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 July 2020

Verb

Hundreds of documentary filmmakers, cinematographers, producers, editors, publicist and distributors hob knob with Academy doc branch members in hopes of winning their votes. —Addie Morfoot, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022

While his wife is at work and their seven-year-old son is at school, Davenport balances hob responsibilities with caring for and entertaining their daughter — meaning lots of breaks for cartoons, coloring books and potty training. —Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 14 Jan. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English hobbe, from Hobbe, nickname for Robert

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1511, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hob

noun

ˈhäb

: trouble entry 2 sense 1b, mischief

raise hob