hob
/hɑb/
verb
- To cut or shape with a hob (a cutting tool).
- The technician will hob the gear to the exact specifications.
- They learned how to hob metal parts in their machining class.
- The factory uses automated machines to hob thousands of gears each day.
noun
- A flat surface on a stove or cooker used for cooking food in pots and pans.
- The new induction hob heats up much faster than a gas stove.
- She placed the kettle on the hob to boil water for tea.
- Be careful not to touch the hob right after cooking because it stays hot.
- A shelf or ledge inside a fireplace used to keep things warm or to support a kettle.
- The old cottage had a stone hob inside the fireplace for warming pots.
- He set the teapot on the hob to keep it warm while they sat by the fire.
- The hob was blackened from years of smoke and heat.
- A machine tool used for cutting gear teeth or similar shapes.
- Modern hobs can create complex shapes in a single pass.
- The machinist used a hob to cut precise teeth into the metal gear.
- He adjusted the hob's speed to ensure a smooth finish on the gear.