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to blob

to blob

1 5.1
To drop a soft, shapeless lump of something like paint
  • verb
  • /blɑb/
translation icon : echar
  • To decorate the cake, she chose to blob whipped cream on top.

Examples

  • He will blob some jelly on the bread to make a sweet sandwich.

  • 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.

  • She decided to blob the paint onto the canvas for a textured effect.

Synonyms

to conglobate
vsto blob
  • Archaic
9.9

To form into a round ball

forms a soft shapeless mass rather than a neat round one

Compounds

A small rounded lump of paint that sits on a surface

binary blob
  • Specialized
9.1

A single computer file of data that programs cannot easily read or change

9.9

A plant with bright yellow flowers like buttercups that grows in wet places

A rounded shape that looks fun and friendly

How Thick

to slather
  • Informal
15 6.9
to blob
1 5.1
to dab
11 2.8

Surface Forms

blob infinitive
blobbed past
blobbed past participle
blobbing present participle
blobs third person singular

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.