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FOB

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Irregular inflected forms: fobbed    , fobbing   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest

Synonyms:

fob; watch chain; watch guard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fob" is a kind of...):

chain (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An adornment that hangs from a watch chain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fob" is a kind of...):

adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

Synonyms:

fob; watch pocket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fob" is a kind of...):

vest pocket (a small pocket in a man's vest)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Deceive somebody

Example:

We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week

Synonyms:

flim-flam; fob; fox; play a joke on; play a trick on; play tricks; pull a fast one on; trick

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "fob" is one way to...):

cozen; deceive; delude; lead on (be false to; be dishonest with)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fob"):

snooker (fool or dupe)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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