dobbed
Because it is a word with a single syllable, dobbed is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofdobbed
- To report (a person) to someone in authority for a wrongdoing.
Example: "I’ll dob on you if you break in."
- To do one's share; to contribute.
Example: "We all dobbed in for a gift when he retired."
- To nominate a person, often in their absence, for an unpleasant task.
Example: "I arrived just after the meeting had started and found myself dobbed in to take the minutes."
- To play truant
- (sometimes humorous) In the scouting movement, to chant dob to indicate that one will do one's best to follow the scouting laws.
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