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hobby
1[ hob-ee ]
noun
- an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation:
Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- a child's hobbyhorse.
- Archaic. a small horse.
hobby
2[ hob-ee ]
noun
- a small Old World falcon, Falco subbuteo, formerly flown at such small game as larks.
Hobby
3[ hob-ee ]
noun
- Oveta Culp [kuhlp], 1905–1995, U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55.
hobby
1/ ˈ³óÉ’²úɪ /
noun
- an activity pursued in spare time for pleasure or relaxation
- archaic.a small horse or pony
- short for hobbyhorse
- an early form of bicycle, without pedals
hobby
2/ ˈ³óÉ’²úɪ /
noun
- any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó´Ç²ú²ú²â¾±²õ³Ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó´Ç²ú·²ú²â·¾±²õ³Ù noun
- ³ó´Ç²ú·²ú²â·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hobby1
Origin of hobby2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hobby1
Origin of hobby2
Idioms and Phrases
- ride a hobby, to concern oneself excessively with a favorite notion or activity. Also ride a hobbyhorse.
Example Sentences
The initial Metro Bashers came to their hobby independently, meeting through happenstance and their shared love of the rail network.
In his profile, Howard was an active 74-year-old with a lot of hobbies, including biking and skiing.
Frank Sun is a filmmaker and cinematography who does photography as a hobby.
"I am thankful in some respects that my hobby bought me to the cliff," Mr Priddle added.
As a vintage-car enthusiast, he said tariffs have added a layer of uncertainty to his hobby.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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