bob 1 (b 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. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. A tap or light blow. 2. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body. bob up To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly. [Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.] |
| 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. [Middle English bobbe, cluster of fruit.] bob  ber n. |
| bob 3 (bb) n. pl. bob Chiefly British A shilling. [Origin unknown.] |
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]
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]
bob 3
Noun
pl bob Brit, Austral & NZ informal (formerly) a shilling: two bob [origin unknown]
Bob a knot or bunch of hair, hence, a bunch or cluster of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc. See also bouquet, bunch, nosegay.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | bob - a former monetary unit in Great Britain 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 | |
| 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 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 linefloat - something that floats on the surface of water | |
| 6. | bob - a short or shortened tail of certain animals 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" | |
| 3. | bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal 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" | |
| 5. | bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
bob
Translations
bob [bɔb] vi [boat, cork on water] (also: bob up and down) → menearse, balancearse
n (BRIT) (col) = shilling
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
bob [bɔb] vi (also: bob up and down) → sich auf und ab bewegen
n (Brit) (inf) = shilling
bob up vi → auftauchen
bob [bɔb] vi [boat, cork on water] (also: bob up and down) → andare su e giù
n (BRIT ) (col) = shilling
v bob [bob]
to move (up and down) The cork was bobbing about in the water. dobber يَقْفِزُ، يَصْعَدُ وَيَهْبِطُ клатя се houpat se vugge; bølge sich (auf und ab, hin und her)bewegen 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 (상하·좌우로) 까딱 움직이다 šokinėti šūpoties tenggelam timbul dobberen vippe/duppe opp og ned; rykk og napp gå i podskakiwać 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 上下跳動 підплигувати ہچکولے کھانا lắc lư 上下跳动
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