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| 1. | [ verb ] move up and down repeatedly | |
| Examples: | "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" |
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| Related terms: | move bob_around | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a short or shortened tail of certain animals | |
| Synonyms: | dock bobtail | |
| Related terms: | tail dock | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string | |
| Related terms: | weight kite_tail sounding_lead plumb_bob pendulum | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (zoology) a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around | |
| Related terms: | hairdo | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a former monetary unit in Great Britain | |
| Synonyms: | shilling British_shilling | |
| Related terms: | British_monetary_unit cent | |
| 6. | [ verb ] cut hair in the style of a bob | |
| Examples: | "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
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| Related terms: | dress | |
| 7. | [ verb ] make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect | |
| Synonyms: | curtsy | |
| Examples: | "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" |
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| Related terms: | greet bow | |
| 8. | [ verb ] remove or shorten the tail of an animal | |
| Synonyms: | tail dock | |
| Related terms: | cut bobtail | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line | |
| Synonyms: | cork bobfloat bobber | |
| Related terms: | float fishing_gear | |
| 10. | [ verb ] (transportation) ride a bobsled | |
| Synonyms: | bobsled | |
| Examples: | "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" |
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| Related terms: | sled sport bobsled | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (transportation) a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism | |
| Synonyms: | bobsleigh bobsled | |
| Related terms: | sled bobsled | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 266 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16626 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a short abrupt inclination (as of the head) | |
| Examples: | "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" |
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| Related terms: | inclination curtsy | |
| Similar spelling: |
boob Bobo Bobe Bobb booby Bobby Bobbi bop Bobbye Bobbie Bove Bova Bopp Bovee Boeve boeuf |
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