bob

bob ¹

 (bŏb)

v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

v.intr.

1. To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water.

2. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples.

3. To fish with a bobber.

4. To curtsy or bow.

v.tr.

To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question.

n.

1. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.

2. A bobber used in fishing.

Phrasal Verb:

bob up

To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.

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[Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]

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bob ²

 (bŏb)

n.

1. A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.

2. A small lock or curl of hair.

3. A haircut that hangs evenly above the shoulders, often around the chin, worn especially by women or children.

4. Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.

5. The docked tail of a horse.

6.

a. A bobsled.

b. A bob skate.

tr.v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

To cut short or reshape: bobbed her hair; had his nose bobbed.

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[Middle English bobbe, cluster of fruit.]

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bob ³

 (bŏb)

n. pl. bob Chiefly British

A shilling.

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[Origin unknown.]

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bob

(bɒb)

vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed

1. to move or cause to move up and down repeatedly, as while floating in water

2. to move or cause to move with a short abrupt movement, as of the head

3. to make (a bow or curtsy): the little girl bobbed before the visitor.

4. (usually foll by: up) to appear or emerge suddenly

5. (intr; foll by under, below, etc) to disappear suddenly, as beneath a surface

6. (usually foll by: for) to attempt to get hold (of a floating or hanging object, esp an apple) in the teeth as a game

n

7. a short abrupt movement, as of the head

8. a quick curtsy or bow

9. (Music, other) bell-ringing a particular set of changes

10. (Angling) angling

a. short for bobfloat

b. the topmost fly on a cast of three, often fished bobbing at the surface

c. this position on a wet-fly cast

[C14: of uncertain origin]

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bob

(bɒb)

n

1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head

2. (Mechanical Engineering) a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line

3. (Tools) a polishing disc on a rotating spindle. It is usually made of felt, leather, etc, impregnated with an abrasive material

4. short for bob skate, bobsleigh

5. a runner or pair of runners on a bobsled

6. (Angling) angling a small knot of worms, maggots, etc, used as bait

7. (Poetry) a very short line of verse at the end of a stanza or preceding a rhyming quatrain (the wheel) at the end of a stanza

8. (Poetry) a refrain or burden with such a short line or lines

9. (Breeds) a docked tail, esp of a horse

10. dialect Brit a hanging cluster, as of flowers or ribbons

vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed

11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to cut (the hair) in a bob

12. (Breeds) (tr) to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop

13. (intr) to ride on a bobsled

[C14 bobbe bunch of flowers, perhaps of Celtic origin]

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bob

(bɒb)

vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed

to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)

n

a light knock; tap

[C13 bobben to rap, beat; see bop²]

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bob

(bɒb)

n, pl bob

(Currencies) Brit (formerly) an informal word for a shilling¹

[C19: of unknown origin]

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Bob

(bɒb)

n

Bob's your uncle slang everything is or will turn out all right

[C19: perhaps from pet form of Robert]

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bob¹

(bɒb)

n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.

1. a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head.

v.t.

2. to move quickly down and up.

3. to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.

v.i.

4. to make a jerky motion with the head or body.

5. to move about with jerky, usu. rising and falling motions: The ball bobbed upon the waves.

6. bob up, to appear unexpectedly.

[1400–50; late Middle English bobben. See bob²]

bob²

(bɒb)

n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.

1. a short, caplike haircut.

2. a docked horse's tail.

3. a dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.

4. a float for a fishing line.

5. a bobsled or bob skate.

v.t.

6. to cut short; dock: to bob one's hair.

v.i.

7. to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.

[1300–50; Middle English bobbe (n.) spray, cluster]

bob³

(bɒb)

n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.

1. a polishing wheel of leather or felt.

2. Archaic. a light blow; tap.

v.t.

3. to tap; strike lightly.

[1350–1400; Middle English bobben to strike, beat, perhaps imitative See bop²]

bob⁴

(bɒb)

n., pl. bob.

Brit. shilling.

[1780–90]

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Bob

 a knot or bunch of hair, hence, a bunch or cluster of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc. See also bouquet, bunch, nosegay.

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bob

Past participle: bobbed
Gerund: bobbing

Imperative

bob

bob

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bob - a former monetary unit in Great Britain British shilling, shilling cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain
	2.	bob - a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
	3.	bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism bobsled, bobsleigh sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
	4.	bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string kite tail - a bob on a kite to provide balance pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity plumb, plumb bob, plummet - the metal bob of a plumb line sounding lead - a metal bob at the end of a sounding line weight - an artifact that is heavy
	5.	bob - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line bobber, bobfloat, cork fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing float - something that floats on the surface of water
	6.	bob - a short or shortened tail of certain animals bobtail, dock tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
	7.	bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" inclining, inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
Verb	1.	bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dabble - bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks" bob about, bob around - move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool"
	2.	bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" bobsled athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition sled, sleigh - ride (on) a sled
	3.	bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal tail, dock cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	4.	bob - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" curtsy greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
	5.	bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

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bob

verb

1. bounce, duck, leap, hop, weave, skip, jerk, wobble, quiver, oscillate, waggle Balloons bobbed about in the sky

2. duck, drop, lower yourself, bend, bow, dodge, crouch, stoop She handed over a form, then bobbed down again behind a typewriter.

3. nod, lower, bend, bow, dip She bobbed her head at each passenger.

noun

1. nod, sign, signal, greeting, gesture, indication, salute The young man smiled with a bob of his head.

bob up spring up, rise, appear, emerge, surface, pop up, jump up, bounce up They will bob up like corks as they cook.

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Translations

يَقْفِزُ، يَصْعَدُ وَيَهْبِطُ

houpat se

bølgevugge

Bob

fluctuar

fel-le mozog

skjótast upp og niîur

andare avanti e indietrovenire a galla

šokinėti

šūpoties

duppe opp og nedgå i rykk og nappvippe opp og ned

боб

hojdať

aşağı yukarı inip çıkmakbatıp çıkmak

上下跳动

Bob

[bɒb] N (familiar form) of Robert Bob's your uncle! (Brit) → ¡y se acabó!, ¡y listo!

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bob

¹ [bɒb]

A. N (= jerk) [of head etc] → sacudida f, meneo m; (= curtsy) → reverencia f

B. VI (= jerk) [person] → menearse; [animal] → moverse, menearse
to bob to sb (= curtsy) → hacer una reverencia a algn

bob about VI + ADV (in wind etc) → bailar; (on water) → balancearse, mecerse

bob down VI + ADV (= duck) → agacharse

bob up VI + ADV → aparecer (fig) (= appear) → surgir, presentarse
to bob up and down [cork] → subir y bajar; [boat] → cabecear; [person] → levantarse y sentarse repetidas veces

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bob

² [bɒb]

A. N (= hairstyle) → pelo m a lo garçon

B. VT [+ hair] → cortar a lo garçon

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bob

³ [bɒb] N (pl inv) (Brit) (formerly) (= shilling) → chelín m
that must be worth a few bob → eso tiene que valer un buen pico or un dineral
he's not short of a few bob → está forrado

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bob

⁴ [bɒb] N (= bobsleigh) → bob m, bobsleigh m

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bob

[ˈbɒb]

vi

[boat, cork] → flotter
to bob up and down (in water) → danser

to bob about (in the air) → se balancer

n

(British) = shilling

bits and bobs (= bits and pieces) (mainly British) → trucs mpl

bob up

vi → remonter brusquement à la surface

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Bob

n dim of Robert; … and Bob’s your uncle! (inf) → … und fertig ist der Lack! (inf)

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bob

:

bob cap

n → Pudelmütze f

bobcat

n (US) → Luchs m

bobsleigh, (US) bobsled

n → Bob m

vi → Bob fahren

bobtail

n → gestutzter Schwanz

bobtail cap, bobtail hat

n → Bommelmütze f

bobtailed

adj horse, dog → mit gestutztem Schwanz

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bob

¹

vi

(= move up and down) → sich auf und ab bewegen; (rabbit) → hoppeln; (bird’s tail) → wippen; (boxer) → tänzeln; to bob (up and down) in or on the water → auf dem Wasser schaukeln; (cork, piece of wood etc) → sich im Wasser auf und ab bewegen; he bobbed out of sight → er duckte sich

(= curtsey) → knicksen (to sb vor jdm)

vt

(= move jerkily) head → nicken mit; (bird) tail → wippen mit

curtsey → machen; to bob a greeting → zum Gruß kurz nicken

n

(= curtsey) → Knicks (→ chen nt) m

(of head) → Nicken nt no pl; (of bird’s tail) → Wippen nt no pl

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bob

²

n pl <bob> (dated Brit inf) → Shilling m; that must have cost a bob or two → das muss schon ein paar Euro gekostet haben (inf); that must be worth a few bob → das muss eine Stange Geld wert sein (inf); he must be worth a few bob → er muss eine Stange Geld haben (inf)

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bob

³

n

(= haircut) → Bubikopf m

(= horse’s tail) → gestutzter Schwanz

(= weight: on pendulum, plumb line) → Gewicht nt

(Fishing, = float) → Schwimmer m

a few/various bits and bobs → so ein paar/verschiedene Dinge; my personal bits and bobs → meine Siebensachen; the usual plastic bits and bobs → die sonst üblichen Plastikdinger (inf); to sell bits and bobs → Trödel verkaufen

vt to have one’s hair bobbed → sich (dat) → einen Bubikopf schneiden lassen; bobbed → kurz geschnitten, gestutzt

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bob

⁴

n (= sleigh) → Bob m; (= runner) → Kufe f; two-/four-man bob → Zweier-/Viererbob m

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bob

¹ [bɒb]

1. n (curtsy) → riverenza, inchino

2. vi (also bob up and down) → andare su e giù

bob up vi + adv → spuntare, saltare fuori

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bob

² [bɒb] n → caschetto

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bob

³ [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellino

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bob

(bob) – past tense, past participle bobbed – verb

to move (up and down). The cork was bobbing about in the water. dobber يَقْفِزُ، يَصْعَدُ وَيَهْبِطُ клатя се boiar houpat se sich (auf und ab, hin und her)bewegen vugge; bølge πάω πάνω κάτω fluctuar hüplema بالا و پایین رفتن pomppia monter et descendre (sur place) לַנוּע מַעֲלָה מָטָה ऊपर नीचे करना poskakivati fel-le mozog terapung naik-turun skjótast upp og niður (og/eða til hliðanna) ballonzolare ひょいひょいと動く 까닥 상하로 움직이기 šokinėti šūpoties tenggelam timbul dobberen vippe/duppe opp og ned; gå i rykk og napp podskakiwać پورته او ښکته تلل boiar a urca şi a co­borî качаться húpať sa dvigati in spuščati se kretati se gore-dole guppa, studsa, dingla ผลุบ ๆ โผล่ ๆ batıp çıkmak, aşağı yukarı inip çıkmak 上下移動 підплигувати ہچکولے کھانا lắc lư 上下跳动

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