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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bob1 /bɑb/USA pronunciation n., v., bobbed, bob•bing. n. [countable] - a short, jerky motion: A bob of her head told me she had noticed me.
v. - to move (something) quickly down and up: [~ + object]She bobbed her head.[no object]bobbed up and down in the water, waving for help.
- [~ + object] to indicate with such a motion: She bobbed a greeting without looking up from her work.
- bob up, [no object] to appear unexpectedly.
bob2 /bɑb/USA pronunciation n., v., bobbed, bob•bing. n. [countable] - Clothinga short, caplike haircut that is even on all sides.
- a float for a fishing line:She put her string through the bob and watched it float on the lake.
v. - Clothing[~ + object] to cut (hair, etc.) short: to bob one's hair.
- to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth:[~ + for + object]bobbing for apples.
bob4 /bɑb/USA pronunciation n., pl. bob. - British TermsBrit. shilling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bob1 (bob),USA pronunciation n., v., bobbed, bob•bing. n. - a short, jerky motion:a bob of the head.
v.t. - to move quickly down and up:to bob the head.
- to indicate with such a motion:to bob a greeting.
v.i. - to make a jerky motion with the head or body.
- to move about with jerky, usually rising and falling motions:The ball bobbed upon the waves.
- bob up, to emerge or appear, esp. unexpectedly:A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd.
- late Middle English bobben. See bob2 1400–50
- Clothinga style of short haircut for women and children.
- a docked horse's tail.
- Mechanical Engineeringa dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.
- a short, simple line in a verse or song, esp. a short refrain or coda.
- [Angling.]
- Sporta knot of worms, rags, etc., on a string.
- Sporta float for a fishing line.
- Sporta bobsled or bob skate.
- Scottish Termsa bunch, cluster, or wad, esp. a small bouquet of flowers.
- Mechanical Engineering[Obs.]See walking beam.
v.t. - Clothingto cut short;
dock:They bobbed their hair to be in style.
v.i. - to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth:to bob for apples.
- Sport[Angling.]to fish with a bob.
- 1300–50; Middle English bobbe (noun, nominal) spray, cluster, bunch (of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc.); of uncertain origin, originally
- a tap;
light blow. - a polishing wheel of leather, felt, or the like.
v.t. - to tap;
strike lightly.
- Middle English bobben to strike, beat, perh. imitative See bop2 1350–1400
- British Termsa shilling.
Bob (bob),USA pronunciation n. - a male given name, form of Robert.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bob /bɒb/ vb (bobs, bobbing, bobbed)- to move or cause to move up and down repeatedly, as while floating in water
- to move or cause to move with a short abrupt movement, as of the head
- (intransitive) usually followed by up: to appear or emerge suddenly
- (intransitive) usually followed by for: to attempt to get hold (of a floating or hanging object, esp an apple) in the teeth as a game
n - a short abrupt movement, as of the head
Etymology: 14th Century: of uncertain origin bob /bɒb/ n - a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head
- a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line
- short for bobsleigh
vb (bobs, bobbing, bobbed)- (transitive) to cut (the hair) in a bob
- (transitive) to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop
- (intransitive) to ride on a bobsled
Etymology: 14th Century bobbe bunch of flowers, perhaps of Celtic origin bob /bɒb/ n ( pl bob)- Brit
(formerly) an informal word for a shilling
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin |