adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Police observation. slang, uncountable

   "But I now knew I was under obs by the Gardai as well as by GMP."

2. 2
   Observation(s) (blood pressure, temperature, etc). plural, plural-only
3. 3
   plural of ob form-of, plural
4. 4
   plural of OB form-of, plural
5. 5
   Initialism of organizational breakdown structure. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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6. 6
   An observation hut. uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of obs (obsolete) alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Abbreviation of obsolete. abbreviation, alt-of
3. 3
   Clipping of observed. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Synonyms

All synonyms

obboorganizational breakdown structure

Example

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"But I now knew I was under obs by the Gardai as well as by GMP."

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