| v. t. | 1. | To soak. |
| v. i. | 1. | 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. |
| n. | 1. | The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow. |
| 2. | Any sorrowful cry or sound. |
| Noun | 1. | SOB - a dyspneic condition Synonyms: breathlessness, shortness of breath |
| 2. | SOB - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous Synonyms: dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, asshole, bastard, son of a bitch, whoreson, cocksucker, shit | |
| 3. | sob - convulsive gasp made while weeping Synonyms: sobbing | |
| Verb | 1. | sob - weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably" |