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单词 bobs
释义

bob

1 of 7

verb (1)

ˈbäb How to pronounce bob (audio)
bobbed; bobbing

transitive verb

1
: to strike with a quick light blow : rap
2
: to move up and down in a short quick movement
bob the head
3
: to polish with a bob : buff

intransitive verb

1
a
: to move up and down briefly or repeatedly
b
: to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly
2
: to nod or curtsy briefly
3
: to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth

bob

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noun (1)

1
a
: a short quick down-and-up motion
b
Scotland : any of several folk dances
2
obsolete : a blow or tap especially with the fist
3
a
: a modification of the order in change ringing
b
: a method of change ringing using a bob
4
: a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges

bob

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verb (2)

bobbed; bobbing

transitive verb

1
obsolete : deceive, cheat
2
obsolete : to take by fraud : filch

bob

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noun (2)

1
a(1)
: bunch, cluster
(2)
Scotland : nosegay
b
: a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair
c
: a short haircut on a woman or child
2
: float sense 2a
3
: a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)
4
: trifle sense 1
bits and bobs

bob

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verb (3)

bobbed; bobbing

transitive verb

1
: to cut shorter : crop
bob a horse's tail
2
: to cut (hair) in the style of a bob

bob

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noun (3)

plural bob
British slang
: shilling

bob

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noun (4)

: bobsled

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bobble
  • jog
  • jounce
  • nod
  • pump
  • seesaw
  • wag

Noun (2)

  • bouquet
  • nosegay
  • posy

Verb (3)

  • clip
  • crop
  • cut
  • cut back
  • dock
  • lop (off)
  • nip
  • pare
  • poll
  • prune
  • shave
  • shear
  • snip
  • trim
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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English boben

Verb (2)

Middle English bobben, from Old French bober

Noun (2)

Middle English bobbe

Noun (3)

perhaps from the name Bob

First Known Use

Verb (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb (3)

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1789, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1856, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bob 1 of 4

verb

ˈbäb How to pronounce bob (audio)
bobbed; bobbing
1
: to move or cause to move with a short jerky up-and-down motion
2
: to try to seize something with the teeth
bob for apples

bob

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noun

: a short jerky up-and-down motion

bob

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noun

1
: a float used to buoy up the baited end of a fishing line
2
: a woman's or child's short haircut

bob

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verb

bobbed; bobbing
1
: to cut (hair) in the style of a bob
2
: to cut shorter
bob a dog's tail

bobs 1 of 3

noun

plural of bob, Scottish
as in bouquets
a bunch of flowers the lassie carried only a little bob on her wedding day

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bouquets
  • posies
  • garlands
  • nosegays
  • corsages
  • leis
  • boutonnieres
  • arrangements

bobs

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bob
as in shaves
to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shaves
  • clips
  • trims
  • cuts
  • snips
  • shears
  • crops
  • mows
  • prunes
  • docks
  • pares
  • nips
  • cuts back
  • polls
  • whittles
  • lops (off)
  • skives
  • manicures
  • stumps
  • pinches
  • shortens
  • curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lengthens
  • extends
  • elongates

bobs

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bob
1
as in pumps
to make short up-and-down movements a family of ducks bobbing on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pumps
  • shakes
  • bobbles
  • sways
  • jerks
  • nods
  • jogs
  • wags
  • seesaws
  • wiggles
  • rocks
  • jounces
  • ducks
  • wobbles
  • jiggles
  • undulates
  • swings
  • oscillates
  • drops
  • wabbles
2
as in bangs
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he playfully bobbed his brother on the nose to get his attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bangs
  • punches
  • slaps
  • knocks
  • clips
  • smacks
  • claps
  • pounds
  • hits
  • slams
  • whacks
  • bops
  • swipes
  • nails
  • bats
  • strikes
  • boxes
  • thumps
  • cracks
  • thwacks
  • bashes
  • bonks
  • pokes
  • hammers
  • kicks
  • flicks
  • taps
  • licks
  • jabs
  • tags
  • shoves
  • clocks
  • pastes
  • socks
  • swats
  • clouts
  • chops
  • bludgeons
  • stabs
  • belts
  • raps
  • biffs
  • zaps
  • wallops
  • slugs
  • pushes
  • bumps
  • whales
  • smites
  • busts
  • strokes
  • clobbers
  • peppers
  • slogs
  • jostles
  • hangs one on
  • beats
  • mauls
  • cuffs
  • pelts
  • mangles
  • stamps
  • bungs
  • butts
  • knees
  • dumps
  • laces
  • slashes
  • roughs
  • prods
  • lashes
  • scuffs
  • buffets
  • whips
  • creams
  • pommels
  • pummels
  • spears
  • flails
  • batters
  • switches
  • decks
  • conks
  • bunts
  • canes
  • floors
  • skulls
  • fells
  • knocks down
  • beans
  • brains
  • sledges
  • drubs
  • levels
  • flogs
  • cudgels
  • lambasts
  • thrashes
  • clubs
  • sledgehammers
  • sucker punches
  • lambastes
  • saps
  • bowls (down or over)
  • rabbit-punches
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