noun
definition
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
example
a bob of the head
definition
A curtsy.
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A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
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Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
verb
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To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
example
The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.
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To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
example
I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.
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To curtsy.
definition
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
Examples of bob in a Sentence
Now he wants to bob up again.
The first bob cut was chin length and paired with a super short choppy bang.
Whether you decide to change your style in the name of the must-have bob or decide to work your straight locks into an earthy, summer-music-fest style, there are plenty of options no matter your hair type or length.
While not everyone has the bone structure or hair type to carry off the look, it's a style worth considering if a basic bob lacks the edginess you crave.
Ladies who venture into the rockabilly and Goth scene tend to wear this edgy bob with bold color to make a headturning statement.
Bob immediately blurts, " Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife, Betty.
John has been clearing the well with the help of the local blacksmith, Bob Morgan.
They seem to be two local guys trying to earn a few bob by playing acoustic guitar.
This really meant that they saved a few bob by not fitting a real top, a sliding roof or proper side windows.
Without moving the steering, which should be straight ahead, try the plumb bob on the front tire.
There are two forces acting on the pendulum bob.
It would be worth o bob or two now!
Bob stokes the boiler, providing steam for Fred to work the Beam Engine.
So I wrote " I find the Bob Car incredibly boring.
Mrs Moore and Mr Clarke invited me into their pews and introduced me to the retired brigadier and to Bob the electrician.
Bob then took over to film the writer charging the holes with detonating cord.
Our friend and colleague Bob Shimizu tells us that he is studying to become a curmudgeon in his old age.
Bob Thom was a brilliant racing cyclist who led the team to many victories.
We should so try and get bob the builder for 1 school daze!
Bob Geldof himself has so clearly persisted that any temporary entanglement with the Living Dead can ultimately only demean him.
I hear that Bob apparently wants to adopt the donkey, Edward, with whom he has worked recently.
When she opens the door there stands Bob, the next door neighbor.
Bob actively coaches many of the Cricket teams at the club and is a very well respected elder statesman.
Bob McGlashan gave Arbroath an early lead but Stenny soon equalized.
He had green eyes and straight, oily dirty blond hair and wore a gray fedora and wanted to be Bob Dylan.
Bob Bagshaw and party were featured in the local papers, complete with rather flamboyant prose and indistinct photographs.
About Bob, the pages flutter down, in a pathetic little snow flurry.
Now and again, I like really heavy hip-hop, but I also like reggae, like Bob Marley.
Bob Bond Bob Bond is a celebrated football illustrator, having worked on the original Roy of the Rovers magazine.
I felt pretty incongruous - despite my youth, I am more into Bob Dylan than Westlife.
Co-founder Bob Yardley couldn't resist adding to the trend for the day with a late cameo innings of 35.
It was founded in 1999 by Bob Goodman, a general internist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
St Agnes Place was home to reggae legend Bob Marley in the mid-1970's.
Bob Matthews Hon MA Paralympic Gold medal winning blind runner Bob Matthews lives in Leamington Spa.
Bob informed members that John was at present working on a new portfolio to be handed out to prospective sponsors.
This was when Bob's true mettle began to show.
Is Bob Fingerman a cynical misanthrope or a disappointed humanitarian?
Let's see if Bob Piper can reply with something that isn't just abusive name-calling, which is his usual debating technique.
Loving wife of the late Bob, much loved mom, nana, great-nana.
In Scrooge's vision of Tiny Tim's death, Bob remarks on how kind Scrooge's nephew was to him.
When Bob described buying opals by the handful in Australia.
Ops now. [Ops manager] Bob Hailey and I got chased through the mall.
Linda is 5'3 ", of slim build with black hair that is in a ' bob ' style with center parting.
Her last quarter peal was Plain Bob Major which she rang in 1995.
Worcestershire sauce, and 1 cup of chopped pecans, mixed and seasoned with 3 tablespoons of Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce.
Bob will be joined by young Australian pianist John Foreman & award winning drummer Clark Tracey.
The waitress wore a black dress, white pinny and bob cap, the service was friendly and attentive, and breakfast superb... .
It is indeed a real pity, about Bob's depressions.
There is a decorated support for suspending a plumb bob.
We know that Bob Worcester, Labor's own pollster, has advocated this.