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HOB
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Irregular inflected forms: hobbed , hobbing
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hob" is a kind of...):
shelf (a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A hard steel edge tool used to cut gears
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hob" is a kind of...):
edge tool (any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))
Derivation:
hob (cut with a hob)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Synonyms:
brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hob" is a kind of...):
faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
Domain category:
folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hob"):
leprechaun (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)
sandman (an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("hob" is a kind of...):
evil spirit (a spirit tending to cause harm)
Domain category:
folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cut with a hob
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hob" is one way to...):
cut (separate with or as if with an instrument)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
hob (a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears)
