hobby
/'hɔbi/
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Definition
- Noun:
- An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure: A hobby is an activity that someone does for enjoyment when they are not working.
- A child's toy horse: A hobby can be a toy horse, often on rockers, that a child rides.
- A small falcon: (Historical) A hobby is a type of small, fast Old World falcon.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Leisure Activity):
- Her main hobby is gardening.
- He took up photography as a hobby.
- Noun (Toy):
- The little boy rode his wooden hobby horse around the room.
- Noun (Bird):
- The hobby is known for its swift flight when hunting insects.
Advanced Usage
- "Hobby horse": This phrase commonly refers to the child's toy. Figuratively, it can mean a topic someone frequently discusses or promotes.
- He's always on his hobby horse about environmental issues.
- "Pursue a hobby": To actively engage in a leisure activity.
- She pursues her hobby of painting every weekend.
Variants and Related Words
- Hobbyist (n): A person who pursues a particular hobby.
- He is an avid model train hobbyist.
- Hobbyhorse (n): The standard spelling for the child's toy or a favorite topic.
Synonyms
- Pastime: An activity done for enjoyment.
- Avocation: A hobby or minor occupation.
- Pursuit: An activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational one.
Related Phrases
- Take up a hobby: To start doing a new leisure activity.
- After retiring, he decided to take up a new hobby.
- An expensive hobby: A leisure activity that costs a lot of money.
- Collecting vintage cars can be an expensive hobby.
Related Idioms
- Ride a hobby-horse: To talk repeatedly and obsessively about a favorite topic or idea.
- Whenever we meet, he rides his hobby-horse about tax reform.
Noun
- small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
- a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
- an auxiliary activity