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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     Sorb apple, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.
  
     Sorb tree, the wild service tree.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  sorb
       n : acid gritty-textured fruit [syn: sorb apple]
       v : take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by
           absorption [syn: take up]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro sorbi  1 s pres ind//sub ; 3 p pres ind)
     Romanian n.
     wild service tree (''Sorbus torminalis'')
     Romanian n.
     1 whirlpool
     2 strainer

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorb
     n.
     A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     n.
     1 The service tree, ''Sorbus domestica''.
     2 Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree,
  ''Sorbus torminalis'', and the rowan, ''Sorbus aucuparia''.
     3 The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.
     vb.
     (lb en chemistry) To absorb or adsorb.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorb
     n.
     A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro sorbi  1 s pres ind//sub ; 3 p pres ind)
     Romanian n.
     wild service tree (''Sorbus torminalis'')
     Romanian n.
     1 whirlpool
     2 strainer

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorb
     n.
     A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     n.
     1 The service tree, ''Sorbus domestica''.
     2 Any of various related trees, including the wild service tree,
  ''Sorbus torminalis'', and the rowan, ''Sorbus aucuparia''.
     3 The fruit of any of these trees, especially of the service tree.
     vb.
     (lb en chemistry) To absorb or adsorb.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Sorb
     n.
     A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     n.
     (tagg: kat=etniciteter) person, i synnerhet man, i den västslaviska
  folkgruppen sorber, härstammande från ett område i och omkring den
  historiska regionen Lausitz i vad som idag är ett gränsområde mellan
  Tyskland, Polen och Tjeckien

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  sorb
     n.
     (tagg: kat=etniciteter) person, i synnerhet man, i den västslaviska
  folkgruppen sorber, härstammande från ett område i och omkring den
  historiska regionen Lausitz i vad som idag är ett gränsområde mellan
  Tyskland, Polen och Tjeckien

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 :   [ freedict:bre-fra ]

  sorb  (sorboù)
  peine, souci, préoccupation

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Sorb /sˈɔːb/
  شجرة السورب

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sorb /sˈɔːb/
  Sperbelbaum , Spierapfel , Spierling , Speierling , Sporapfel 
           Note: Sorbus domestica
     Synonyms: service tree, sorb tree, sorb apple, whitty pear
  
   see: mountain-ashes, rowanberry trees, rowan trees, whitebeam trees, wild service tree, service tree, chequer tree, checker tree, griping tree, European mountain-ash, common rowan tree, common rowan, common whitebeam tree, common whitebeam, dwarf whitebeam, false medlar
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sorb /sˈɔːb/ 
  sorbieren  [biochem.]
   see: sorbing, sorbed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Sorb /sˈɔːb/
  Sorbe , Sorbin  [soc.]
   see: Sorbs
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  Sorb /sˈɔːb/ 
  sorbi, vendi
  member of a Slavic people

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  sorb /sˈɔːb/
  oskoruša

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  sorb /sˈɔːb/
  berkenye

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  Sorb /sˈɔːb/ 
  sorb, sorbiska
  member of a Slavic people

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  sorb /sˈɔːb/
  1. üvez, (bot.) Pirus sorbus.

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  sorb /sˈɔrb/ 
  Sorbe, Sorbin
  person som är medlem i den västslaviska folkgruppen sorber

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  sorb /sˈɔrb/ 
  sorbi, vendi
  person som är medlem i den västslaviska folkgruppen sorber

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  sorb /sˈɔrb/ 
  sorbio
  person som är medlem i den västslaviska folkgruppen sorber

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "sorb":
     absorb, adsorb, assimilate, blot, blot up, chemisorb, chemosorb,
     digest, drink, drink in, drink up, engross, filter in, imbibe,
     infiltrate, osmose, percolate in, seep in, slurp up, soak in,
     soak up, sponge, swill up, take in, take up
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 山梨树
     vt. 吸附,吸收

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