bob

bob ¹  (bb)

v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

v.tr.

1. To hit lightly and quickly; tap.

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

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 curtsy or bow.

n.

1. A tap or light blow.

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

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  (bb)

n.

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

2. A fishing float or cork.

3. A small lock or curl of hair.

4. A woman's or child's short haircut.

5. Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.

6. The docked tail of a horse.

7.

a. A bobsled.

b. A bob skate.

v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

v.intr.

To fish with a bob.

v.tr.

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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bobber n.

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bob ¹

Verb

[bobbing, bobbed]

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

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

3. bob up to appear or emerge suddenly

Noun

a short abrupt movement, as of the head [origin unknown]

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bob ²

Noun

1. a hairstyle in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head

2. a dangling weight on a pendulum or plumb line

Verb

[bobbing, bobbed]

to cut (the hair) in a bob [Middle English bobbe bunch of flowers]

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bob ³

Noun

pl bob Brit, Austral & NZ informal (formerly) a shilling: two bob [origin unknown]

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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.

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 bounce, duck, leap, hop, weave, skip, jerk, wobble, quiver, oscillate, waggle

bob up spring up, rise, appear, emerge, surface, pop up, jump up, bounce up

Translations

bob [bɔb] vi [boat, cork on water] (also: bob up and down) → menearse, balancearse

n (BRIT) (col) = shilling

bob up vi → (re)aparecer de repente

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bob [bɔb] vi [boat, cork on water] (also: bob up and down) → danser, se balancer

n (Brit) (inf) = shilling

bob up vi → surgir or apparaître brusquement

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bob [bɔb] vi (also: bob up and down) → sich auf und ab bewegen

n (Brit) (inf) = shilling

bob up vi → auftauchen

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bob [bɔb] vi [boat, cork on water] (also: bob up and down) → andare su e giù

n (BRIT ) (col) = shilling

bob up vi → saltare fuori