Fob — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch

an adornment that hangs from a watch chain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːb/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒb/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɑːb/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

watch guard play a trick on watch chain watch pocket flim-flam pull a fast one on play a joke on fox play tricks trick

Parts of Speech

noun	a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
noun	an adornment that hangs from a watch chain
noun	short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
verb	deceive somebody “We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”

Word Forms

flimflam	noun	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
trick	noun	a cunning or deceitful action or device
tricker	noun	someone who plays practical jokes on others
trickery	noun	verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
fox	noun	a shifty deceptive person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anhänger

eine Westentasche für eine Taschenuhr

🇫🇷French

gousset

une poche de gilet pour ranger une montre de poche

🇪🇸Spanish

engañar

un bolsillo tipo chaleco para guardar un reloj de bolsillo

🇮🇹Italian

portachiavi

una tasca del gilet per contenere un orologio da tasca

🇵🇹Portuguese

chaveiro

um bolso de colete para guardar um relógio de bolso

🇷🇺Russian

брелок

карман жилета для карманных часов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एफओबी

जेब घड़ी रखने के लिए बनियान की जेब

🇵🇰Urdu

ایف او بی

جیبی گھڑی رکھنے کے لیے بنیان کی جیب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

离岸价

一个用来装怀表的背心口袋

🇯🇵Japanese

フォブ

懐中時計を入れるためのベストのポケット

🇰🇷Korean

본선 인도

회중시계를 넣을 수 있는 조끼 주머니

🇹🇭Thai

โกง

กระเป๋าเสื้อเพื่อถือนาฬิกาพก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوب

جيب سترة لعقد ساعة الجيب

🇮🇷Persian

فوب

یک جیب جلیقه برای نگه داشتن ساعت جیبی

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְרַמוֹת

כיס אפוד להחזיק שעון כיס

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fob'?

The primary meaning of 'fob' is 'a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch'.

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Using 'fob' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'fob' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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