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fob::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flim-flam, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick |
| Type of | deceive, cozen, delude, lead on |
| Has types | snooker |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | watch pocket |
| Type of | vest pocket |
fob::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | watch chain, watch guard |
| Type of | chain |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | adornment |
Examples of fob
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About the size of a key fob, the game's pedometer quietly counts off every step.
From the washingtonpost.com
The special key fob even works if it is kept in the trunk, pocket or a briefcase.
From the dailynews.com
The authorities, short of cash for all kinds of education, try to fob them off.
From the economist.com
Couldn't a car be smart enough to respond to the fob or accept the turn of a key?
From the latimes.com
While I enjoy improvising live and in the studio, FOB taught me how to hold back.
From the orlandosentinel.com
As long as the key fob is in the car, it sends a signal to the ignition it's a go.
From the businessweek.com
If you hear someone breaking into your house, hit the panic button on the key fob.
From the omaha.com
Then, when they swipe the key fob, their usage is metered and charged to the card.
From the businessweek.com
Modern cars are opened with a bleep on a fob, turned on with the push of a button.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch
- Flim-flam: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
- An adornment that hangs from a watch chain
- Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
- Fall Out Boy is an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, formed in 2001. The band consisted of vocalist-rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, bassist Pete Wentz and drummer Andy Hurley.
- FOB is a 1980 Obie Award-winning play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's first play, it depicts the contrasts and conflicts between established Asian Americans and "Fresh Off the Boat" newcomer immigrants. ...
- FOB is an initialism which pertains to the shipping of goods. Depending on specific usage, it may stand for Free On Board or Freight On Board, with similar but distinct implications. ...
- (FOBS) The Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) was a Soviet ICBM program in the 1960s that after launch would go into a low Earth orbit and would then de-orbit for an attack. It had no range limit and the orbital flight path would not reveal the target location. ...
- A recent immigrant (from "fresh off the boat"); Free On Board; Frequencies of Brilliance; Fresh Off the Boat (slang); From Our Berth - a commerce term, indicating that the quoted price doesn't include shipping, as you are accepting it "from our berth (shipping dock)"; Forward Operating Base
