bob up

bob¹ (b

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.

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.

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

bob² (b

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.

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.

[Middle English bobbe, cluster of fruit.]

bobber n.

bob³ (b

n. pl. bob Chiefly British

A shilling.

[Origin unknown.]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb

bob up - originate or come into being; "a question arose"

arise, come up

become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"

Translations

? bob up

vi (lit, fig) → auftauchen

vt sep he bobbed his head up → sein Kopf schnellte hoch

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bob
bob about
bob around
Bob Hope
Bob Marley
bob skate
bobbed
bobber
bobble
bobsled
bobsledding
bobsleigh
bobtail
discombobulated
discombobulation
Dylan
kite tail
Marley
Mathias

Both male and female lizards rise off their bellies and bob up and down, quick as a recruit slamming into the ground at the feet of a bellowing marine sergeant.

When Lizards Do Push-Ups by MILIUS, SUSAN / Science News

Bob Miller Middle School
Bob Mitchum
Bob Morris
Bob Nesta Marley
Bob Orr
Bob Parry Survey and Valuation
Bob pendulum
Bob pendulum
Bob Peters Dog Shows
Bob Rubin
Bob Rumball Association for the Deaf
Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
Bob Rumball Home for the Deaf
Bob Sawyer
Bob Sawyer
Bob Schindler
Bob Seger
bob skate
Bob sleigh
Bob Smith Industries
Bob Smither
Bob Straub State Park
bob tail, bobbed tail
bob tail, bobbed tail
bob tail, bobbed tail
bob tail, bobbed tail
bob tail, bobbed tail
Bob the Angry Flower
Bob the Builder
bob under

bob up

bob veal calf
Bob Wayne's Oil Company
Bob wig
Bob Wiley Detention Facility
Bob Wilson Fantasy Football League
Bob Woodruff Family Fund
Bob Woodward
Bob Young Frame Supplies Pty. Ltd.
Bob Zoellick
Bob's Big Boy
Bob's Crew
Bob's Crew
Bob's Game Forum
Bob's Track Builder
Bob's your uncle
Bob's your uncle!
Bob, Captain
Bob-cherry
Bob-tail
Bob-tail
Bob-tail
Bob-white
Bob-white quail
Boba
Boba Fett
Boba Fett Fan Club
Bobac
Bobac