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Knab vs Knob - What's the difference?

knab | knob |

As verbs the difference between knab and knob

is that knab is (colloquial) to nab or steal while knob is (british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with.

As a noun knob is

a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.

knab

English

Verb

  • (colloquial) To nab or steal.
  • (obsolete) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw.
    • (rfquotek, L'Estrange)
    (Webster 1913)

    knob

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
  • (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
  • A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  • A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  • (plural) breasts.
  • (British, NZ, slang) A penis.
  • (slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
  • (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doorknob * knob-and-tube

    Verb

  • (British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.

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