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# blob

noun (a blob, blobs); verb (blob, blobs, blobbed, blobbing — informal)

«blob» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small round lump of a thick liquid, like paint, glue or jam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#m1)
2. A shape or thing that is hard to see clearly, without a clear outline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#m2)
3. (verb, informal) To put small lumps of something somewhere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in art lessons (a blob of paint), cooking (a blob of cream) and science (a blob of jelly). In stories it can describe a strange shape or a slimy monster. Phrases: a blob of glue, blob of cream, just a blob.

### Examples

- Put a blob of glue on each corner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x1)
- I dropped a blob of jam on my shirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x2)
- The jellyfish looked like a clear blob in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x3)
- Through the fog the house was just a grey blob. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x4)
- Add a blob of cream to the top of the pudding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x5)
- The slimy blob monster crept across the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x6)
- She blobbed paint onto the paper to make flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/#x7)

### Note

Countable: blobs. Informal word; in science you may say "drop" or "lump". Past of the verb: blobbed (double b).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blob/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blob.html) on Mova free.