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sob

  [sob] verb, sobbed, sob⋅bing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
2. to make a sound resembling this.
–verb (used with object)
3. to utter with sobs.
4. to put, send, etc., by sobbing or with sobs: to sob oneself to sleep.
–noun
5. the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
6. any sound suggesting this.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME sobben, appar. imit.

Related forms:
sobber, noun
sob⋅bing⋅ly, adverb
sobful, adjective

S.O.B.

 
(sometimes lowercase) Slang.
son of a bitch.
Also, SOB
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sob   (sŏb)   
v.   sobbed, sob·bing, sobs

v.   intr.
  1. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably. See Synonyms at cry.
  2. To make a sound resembling that of loud weeping.
v.   tr.
  1. To utter with sobs.
  2. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing: sob oneself to sleep.
n.  The act or sound of sobbing.

[Middle English sobben, perhaps of Low German origin.]
sob'bing·ly adv.
SOB   (ěs'ō-bē')   
n.   Vulgar
A son of a bitch.
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Sob

Sob\, v. t. [See Sop.] To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.

Sob

Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sobbing.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian, si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung, sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s?ft["o]n, s?ft?n, to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s?ft a sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s?fen to drink, OHG. s?fan. Cf. Sup.] To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath.

Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger. --Bacon.

She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair. She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.

Sob

Sob\, n. 1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow.

Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath. --Dryden.

2. Any sorrowful cry or sound.

The tremulous sob of the complaining owl. --Wordsworth.
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Language Translation for : sob
Spanish: sollozar,
German: schluchzen,
Japanese: すすり泣く
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sob  (v.)
c.1200, probably of imitative origin, related to O.E. seofian "to lament," O.H.G. sufan "to draw breath," W.Fris. sobje "to suck." The noun is attested from c.1374. Sob story is from 1913. Sob sister "female journalist who writes sentimental stories or advice columns" is from 1912.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: SOB
Function: abbreviation
short of breath
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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SOB
  1. Senate Office Building
  2. shortness of breath
  3. son of a bitch
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