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A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
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a bob of the head
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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.
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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.
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I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.
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To curtsy.
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To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
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A bob haircut.
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Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
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The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
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The docked tail of a horse.
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A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
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The short runner of a sled.
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A bobsleigh.
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A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
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A working beam in a steam engine.
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A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
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A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
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A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
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The refrain of a song.
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A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
verb
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To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
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I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?
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To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
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To bobsleigh.
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A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.
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A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
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A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).