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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/ ˈɒɪ /
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/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- any of several small Old World falcons, esp the European Falco subbuteo, formerly used in falconry
Derived Forms
- ˈDz⾱, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·· noun
- Dz·· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hobby1
Origin of hobby2
51Թ 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
Combing the lyrics for clues substantiating Jay-Z’s infidelities became a popular hobby that spring, too.
The focus is primarily on Gurr’s passions, the hobbies and subjects that shaped his design work and led to his projects for Disney.
Trainers and owners insist their sport is a misunderstood hobby that prioritises the welfare of dogs.
Little did I know that this hobby would later be the key to me repairing my fraught relationship with food.
The husband said his wife was killed "while enjoying what should have been the safest" of her many hobbies.
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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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