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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
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
SOB

  1. n.
    a son of a bitch; a despised person, usually a male. (Initialism only. Crude. Also a rude and provocative term of address.) : Tell that SOB to mind his own business.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: SOB
Function: abbreviation
short of breath
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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