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bob in English
- bob⇄bob (1), verb, bobbed,bobbing,noun.
- bob⇄bob (2), noun, verb, bobbed,bobbing.
- bob⇄bob (3), noun, pl.bob.
(British Slang.) a shilling. - bob⇄bob (4), noun, verb, bobbed,bobbing.
- bob⇄bob (5), verb, bobbed,bobbing,noun.
(British Dialect.) - bob⇄expr. bob up, to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
Ex. It was this committee that kept bobbing up all spring, conducting what Lerner called ""the campaign without a candidate"" (Harper's). - bob⇄noun a light rap; tap.
- bob⇄noun a short, quick motion up and down, or to and fro, especially of the head.
(SYN) jerk. - bob⇄noun 1. a child's or woman's haircut that is fairly short all around the head.
2. a horse's docked tail.
3. a knob or knot of something, such as hair.
4. a weight on the end of a plumb line; plummet.
5. a float for a fishing l - bob⇄noun 1. a trick.
2. a mock; taunt. - bob⇄v.i. to fish using a bob.
- bob⇄v.i. 1. to move the body or head with a bobbing motion.
Ex. He bobbed suddenly and avoided the blow.
2. to try to catch with the teeth something floating or hanging.
Ex. One game at the party was to bob for apples in a bowl of water. - bob⇄v.t. to cause to move up and down, or to and fro, with short, quick motions.
Ex. The pigeon bobbed its head as it picked up crumbs.
(SYN) jerk. - bob⇄v.t. to rap lightly; tap.
- bob⇄v.t. 1. to cut (hair) short.
2. to dock (an animal's tail). - bob⇄v.t. 1. to delude; trick; cheat.
Ex. You shall not bob us out of our melody (Shakespeare).
2. to get by trickery.
3. to mock; deride.