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dob

/dɒb/

noun

Meaning

  • A small amount of something, especially paste.

    "Put a dob of butter on the potato, please."

verb

Meaning

  • To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.

    "I’ll dob on you if you break in."

  • To do one's share; to contribute.

    "We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired."

  • To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.

    "I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes."

  • To play truant