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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch;
[syn: fob, watch pocket]

2. an adornment that hangs from a watch chain;

3. short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest;
[syn: fob, watch chain, watch guard]


VERB (1)

1. deceive somebody;
- Example: "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
[syn: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fob \Fob\ (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.] 1. A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a watch pocket. [1913 Webster] 2. a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch, usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to conveniently remove the watch from the watch pocket. [PJC] Fob chain, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in the fob; a fob[2]. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fob \Fob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fobbing.] [Cf.Fop.] [1913 Webster] 1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak. [1913 Webster] To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off the right of the people." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fob n 1: a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch [syn: fob, watch pocket] 2: an adornment that hangs from a watch chain 3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest [syn: fob, watch chain, watch guard] v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "fob": anklet, armlet, bag, balloon, bangle, beads, bijou, bladder, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, pocket, poke, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, sac, sack, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet