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   bob

   /bɒb/

   noun

   • 1. a style in which the hair is cut short and evenly all round so that it hangs above the shoulders: "she wore her hair in a fashionable bob"
   • 2. a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite tail.
   • 3. a bobsleigh.
   • 4. a short line at or near the end of a stanza.

   verb

   • 1. cut (someone's hair) in a bob: "she'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted"
   • 2. ride on a bobsleigh.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does Bob mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! BOB definition: 1. to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water: 2. to move quickly…. Learn more.

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   What does Bob mean in a sentence?

   • If you bob somewhere, you move there quickly so that you disappear from view or come into view. She handed over a form, then bobbed down again behind a typewriter. [VERB adverb/preposition] When you bob your head, you move it quickly up and down once, for example when you greet someone. She caught my eye and bobbed her head. [VERB noun]

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   What is the plural of Bob?

   • Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense bobs , present participle bobbing , past tense, past participle bobbed language note: The plural form for meaning [sense 4] is bob. If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water. Huge balloons bobbed about in the sky above. [VERB preposition/adverb]

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   What is a Bob adverb?

   • [VERB adverb/preposition] When you bob your head, you move it quickly up and down once, for example when you greet someone. She caught my eye and bobbed her head. [VERB noun] Bob is also a noun. The young man smiled with a bob of his head. In Britain, people used to refer to a shilling as a bob. I've only got ten bob on me.

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   Bob is a verb meaning to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water, or a noun meaning a hairstyle, a coin, a sport, or a small thing. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of bob with examples and translations.

   • English (US)

     verb. us / bɑːb / uk / bɒb / -bb- Add to word list. [ I ] to...

   • Bob: French Translation

     bob translate: monter et descendre (sur place). Learn more...

   • Bob Spanish Translation

     BOB translate: moverse de arriba abajo, chelín, bobsleigh,...

   • Bob: Arabic Translation

     BOB translate: يَنُط / يَتَذَبْذَب. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Bob, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bob definicja: 1. to move up and down quickly and gently,...

   • Bob: Indonesian Translation

     BOB translate: terapung naik-turun. Learn more in the...

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   verb (used without object) , bobbed, bob·bing. 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. verb phrase. to emerge or appear, especially unexpectedly: A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd. bob. 2. [ bob ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun.

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   Bob can be a verb meaning to move up and down or quickly, or a noun meaning a hairstyle, a coin, a vehicle, or a sport. Learn more about the meanings, pronunciation, and usage of bob with examples and translations.

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   To bob is to dip up and down, the way something does when it floats on the surface of water. A lobster buoy bobs in the ocean, marking the spot where a lobsterman's trap is set. Your friend stands out when her red hat bobs among a crowd of people, and so does a red boat as it bobs on a lake.

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   Bob can be a verb, noun, or slang term with different meanings. It can refer to a movement, a haircut, a tool, a currency, or a person's name.