'Sorb' definitions:
Definition of 'sorb'
(from WordNet)
noun
Acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: sorb, sorb apple]
verb
Take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption [syn: sorb, take up]
Definition of 'Sorb'
From: GCIDE
- Sorb \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F. sorbe. See Service tree.] (Bot.) (a) The wild service tree (Pyrus torminalis) of Europe; also, the rowan tree. (b) The fruit of these trees. [1913 Webster]
- Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
- Sorb tree, the wild service tree. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sorb'
From: Moby Thesaurus