blob

blob

1. A derogatory term for someone who is stupid and cloddish. Of course he broke the vase—that guy is such a blob.
2. A derogatory term for someone who is fat or obese. I felt like a real blob before I started eating a healthier diet and working out regularly.
3. A derogatory term for someone considered a coward; a wuss or wimp. That kid's a blob—you can totally steal his lunch money.

blob out

1. To stop working or thinking about important or difficult issues and simply relax. After such a tough week at work, all I want to do this weekend is blob out in front of the TV.
2. To become overweight or obese. He used to be one of the most athletic students back in high school, but he's really blobbed out recently.
See also: blob, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

blob

(blɑb)
1. n. a fool; an oaf. Don’t be a blob. Get up and get going.
2. n. a useless dishrag of a person; a wimp. I’m amazed that blob can tie his own shoes.
3. n. a very fat person. What a blob! Must have been kicked out of Fat Watchers.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • foundry
  • nut factory
  • nut-foundry
  • nuthatch
  • nuthouse
  • eco nut
  • eco-nut
  • saltine
  • nuttery
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For example, in Figure 10, detected BLOBs after step 3 are depicted and the obtained Inner-BlobList is shown on the right (section BLOB COUNT).
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After clustering, clusters containing only single blob are determined to be noncoded targets directly, and clusters containing reasonable amount of blobs are determined to be potential coded targets, since a true coded target contains at least 4 reference points and limited amount of coding points.
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There are several competing theories to explain Lyman-alpha blobs. One idea is that they shine when cool gas is pulled in by the blob's powerful gravity, and heats up.
Gigantic alpha blob glow comes from galaxies hidden within
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The hungry blob at the edge of the universe
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Therefore, we focused on the extraction of descriptive characteristics in motion blob (MB) (step 1) and subsequent color patches (step 2) (Fig.
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Most significant is the relationship between the old blob analysis method and the new edge-detection technique.
Blob analysis and edge detection in the real world: to address today's image analysis tasks, you need a judicious mix of old methods and new techniques
They grow Inside eggs that are bunched together in a jellylike blob. The embryos remain there for about one week, and then they hatch.
Great escape
ADVERTS featuring a giant blob of Marmite spread left children "terrified" and having nightmares, it emerged today.
Marmite terror
The Birmingham building is a form of blob, and blobs are becoming increasingly common these days.
Bling, blobs, burgeoning: problems of figure; Architecture has become more and more gestural in its searches for monumentality and the race for iconic status
"Shorty" Yeaworth Jr., best known for helming 1958 sci-fi cult pic "The Blob," died in a car accident July 19 in Amman, Jordan.
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