blob

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈblɒb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/blɑb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blob)

Inflections of 'blob' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
blobs
v 3rd person singular
blobbing
v pres p
blobbed
v past
blobbed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
blob /blɑb/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a lump of a thick, liquid substance:a blob of glue.
  2. an object having no distinct shape or definition:Can you see that blob in the snow?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
blob  (blob),USA pronunciation n., v., blobbed, blob•bing. 
n. 
  1. a globule of liquid;
    bubble.
  2. a small lump, drop, splotch, or daub:A blob of paint marred the surface.
  3. an object, esp. a large one, having no distinct shape or definition:a blob on the horizon.
  4. a dull, slow-witted, and uninteresting person.

v.t. 
  1. to mark or splotch with blobs.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; apparently expressive formation

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blob / blɒb/
  1. a soft mass or drop, as of some viscous liquid
  2. a spot, dab, or blotch of colour, ink, etc
  3. an indistinct or shapeless form or object
  4. a slang word for condom
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps of imitative origin; compare bubble
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