sob
[verb]
Synonyms: cry, howl, shed tears, weep

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English Thesaurus: cry, cry your eyes out, be in tears, be close to tears, weep, ...

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SOB , S.O.B. /ˌes əʊ ˈbiː $ -oʊ-/ noun [countable] American English not polite
the abbreviation of son of a bitch

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sob /sɒb $ sɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing)
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch or Low German]

1. [intransitive] to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts:
He began sobbing uncontrollably.

2. [transitive] (also sob out) to say something while you are sobbing:
‘It’s too late,’ she sobbed.
—sob noun [countable]:
loud sobs

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sob
noun
ADJ. big, deep, great | little | loud | choked, hoarse, stifled, strangled | choking, gasping, gulping, racking, shuddering | occasional | dry
VERB + SOB give, let out | be racked by/with, shake with He was too racked by sobs to reply.
choke back, stifle Choking back a sob, she ran to her father's chair.
hear
SOB + VERB break from sb/sth, burst from sb/sth, escape sb/sth A sob escaped her lips.
rise A choked sob rose in his throat.
catch A dry sob caught in her throat.
rack sth, shake sth Deep racking sobs shook his whole body.
subside
SOB + NOUN story You can't expect me to believe this sob story!
PREP. between ~s ‘I don't want to go!’ she got out between sobs.
through ~s He continued his story through stifled sobs.
with a ~ ‘Why didn't you tell me?’ she said with a sob.
~ from a sob from George
~ of a great sob of despair
PHRASES a sob of despair/pain/relief
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

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sob
verb
ADV. aloud | loudly | quietly, silently | hysterically, uncontrollably, wildly | almost He was pleading, almost sobbing, first silently and then aloud.
VERB + SOB begin to, start to He began to sob uncontrollably.
hear sb I heard a child sobbing loudly.
PREP. with She was sobbing with pain and fear.
PHRASES sob your heart out

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cry to produce tears from your eyes:
Don’t cry – everything will be all right!
Men aren’t supposed to cry.
cry your eyes out especially spoken to cry a lot and for a long time:
I cried my eyes out when I watched ‘Titanic’.
be in tears to be crying:
By the end of his story, we were all in tears.
be close to tears to be almost crying:
You could see that she was close to tears.
weep literary to cry, especially for a long time:
His mother put her head on the table and wept.
sob to cry, taking sudden loud breaths:
I could hear someone sobbing in the next room.
wail /weɪl/ to cry very loudly in a high voice:
The baby started wailing for its mother.
whimper /ˈwɪmpə $ -ər/ to cry quietly and weakly:
She began rocking to and fro, whimpering softly.
hold/fight back the tears to make a big effort not to cry:
She told her story, struggling to hold back the tears.
your eyes water if your eyes water, they have tears in them, for example because of smoke, wind, or when you are cutting onions:
The onions were making my eyes water.
burst into tears to suddenly start crying:
The man shouted at her and she burst into tears.
break down to start crying after trying hard not to cry, especially when talking about something very upsetting:
He broke down and begged for forgiveness.
When I saw what had happened to him, I just broke down and cried.
a cry of pain/despair/delight etc
A rock was loose and he fell with a sharp cry of surprise.
a cry escapes somebody/sb’s lips
A cry escaped her lips as he tightened his grip on her wrist.
give a cry
The woman looked up and gave a cry of fear.
let out/utter a cry
Seeing the fields and mountains, she let out a cry of delight.
a small/little cry
The child gave a small cry and burst into tears.
a loud cry
a loud cry of pain
a great cry literary (=a loud cry)
With a great cry they charged into battle.
a sharp cry (=loud, short, and sudden)
He gave a sharp cry of pain.
a low cry (=not loud or high)
I heard a long, low cry of despair.
a strangled/stifled cry (=that stops before it is finished)
The girl gave a stifled cry of disappointment.
a muffled cry (=that cannot be heard clearly)
I thought I heard a muffled cry from somewhere in the building.
an anguished/agonised cry (=full of distress)
She gave an anguished cry, calling his name.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

SOB
Son Of a Bitch - a swear word used in anger or when you want to insult someone
The man called me a SOB when I drove in front of him in the parking lot.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

SOB
Sell on Bottoms 
Shrimp On the Barbie 
Silly Old Bastard (Australian) 
Silly Old Bear 
Smelling Of Booze 
Son of a Bitch 
Souls On Board 
Standard Operational Bullstuff (polite form) 
Sweet Old Bob

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