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 [bɒb]
n
Bob's your uncle Slang everything is or will turn out all right
[perhaps from pet form of Robert]
bob1
vb bobs, bobbing, 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. (intr; usually foll by up) to appear or emerge suddenly
5. (intr; foll by under, below, etc.) to disappear suddenly, as beneath a surface
6. (intr; 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
1. a short abrupt movement, as of the head
2. a quick curtsy or bow
3. (Music, other) Bell-ringing a particular set of changes
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / 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
[of uncertain origin]
bob2
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line
3. (Engineering / 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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling a small knot of worms, maggots, etc., used as bait
7. (Literature / 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. (Literature / Poetry) a refrain or burden with such a short line or lines
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a docked tail, esp of a horse
10. Brit dialect a hanging cluster, as of flowers or ribbons
vb bobs, bobbing, bobbed
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to cut (the hair) in a bob
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (tr) to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop
3. (intr) to ride on a bobsled
[C14 bobbe bunch of flowers, perhaps of Celtic origin]
bob3
vb bobs, bobbing, bobbed
to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)
n
a light knock; tap
[C13 bobben to rap, beat; see bop2]
bob4
n pl bob
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Brit (formerly) an informal word for a shilling
[of unknown origin]
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 [bɒb] N (familiar form) of Robert Bob's your uncle! (Brit) → ¡y se acabó!, ¡y listo!
bob1 [bɒb]
bob2 [bɒb]
bob3 [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
bob4 [bɒb] N (= bobsleigh) → bob m, bobsleigh m
bob1 [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
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
to bob up and down [cork] → subir y bajar; [boat] → cabecear; [person] → levantarse y sentarse repetidas veces
bob2 [bɒb]
bob3 [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
bob4 [bɒb] N (= bobsleigh) → bob m, bobsleigh m
bob [ˈbɒb]
vi
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 surfaceBob
bob:
bob1
bob2
bob3
bob4
bob:
bob cap
n → Pudelmütze f
bobcat
n (US) → Luchs m
bobtail
n → gestutzter Schwanz
bobtail cap, bobtail hat
n → Bommelmütze f
bobtailed
adj horse, dog → mit gestutztem Schwanz
bob1
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
n
bob2
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)
bob3
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
bob4
bob1 [bɒb]
bob1 [bɒb]
bob2 [bɒb] n → caschetto
bob2 [bɒb] n → caschetto
bob3 [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellino
bob3 [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellino
2. vi (also bob up and down) → andare su e giù
bob up vi + adv → spuntare, saltare fuori
bob1 [bɒb]
2. vi (also bob up and down) → andare su e giù
bob up vi + adv → spuntare, saltare fuori
bob2 [bɒb] n → caschetto
bob2 [bɒb] n → caschetto
bob3 [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellino
bob3 [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellino
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 까닥 상하로 움직이기 šokinėti šūpoties tenggelam timbul dobberen vippe/duppe opp og ned; gå i rykk og napp 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 上下移動 підплигувати ہچکولے کھانا lắc lư 上下跳动
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