to blob
To drop a soft, shapeless lump of something like paint
- verb
- /blɑb/
- To decorate the cake, she chose to blob whipped cream on top.
Examples
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He will blob some jelly on the bread to make a sweet sandwich.
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I'm going to use my brush instead because you have even application when it comes to painting it on rather than just blobbing it on with your lipstick.
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She decided to blob the paint onto the canvas for a textured effect.
Synonyms
9.9
To form into a round ball
forms a soft shapeless mass rather than a neat round one
Compounds
binary blob
- Specialized
9.1
A single computer file of data that programs cannot easily read or change
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb blob comes from the same idea: to blob is simply to put or make a soft 'shapeless lump', like when you blob paint onto a canvas.