gob up
C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words
To fill something up so it gets stuck or blocked, like snot or goo.
Literal meaning: 'Gob' refers to a lump of something sticky or wet; 'gob up' means to fill something with such lumps.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To block or clog a pipe, filter, or passage with a sticky substance.
"The old drain was completely gobbed up with grease and hair."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 slang
To spit or expel a lump of mucus or phlegm.
"He gobbed up a lump of phlegm and spat it on the ground."
Usage notes
Very informal British English. Rarely used outside of informal speech. 'Gob' here refers to a lump of a wet or sticky substance. Can also refer to spitting something up.
Commonly used with
drain pipe filter nose throat engine
Forms
Base
gob up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gobs up
he/she/it
Past simple
gobed up
yesterday
Past participle
gobed up
have + pp
-ing form
gobing up
continuous
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