bob

¹bob

verb \ˈbäb\

bobbed bob·bing

Definition of BOB

transitive verb

1

: to strike with a quick light blow : rap

2

: to move up and down in a short quick movement <bob the head>

3

: to polish with a bob : buff

intransitive verb

1

a : to move up and down briefly or repeatedly

b : to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly

2

: to nod or curtsy briefly

3

: to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth

Origin of BOB

Middle English boben

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BOB

Ab, blob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob

²bob

noun

Definition of BOB

1

a : a short quick down-and-up motion

b Scottish : any of several folk dances

2

obsolete : a blow or tap especially with the fist

3

a : a modification of the order in change ringing

b : a method of change ringing using a bob

4

: a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges

First Known Use of BOB

circa 1550

Other Dance Terms

attitude, honor, saltatory, sashay, taw

³bob

transitive verb

bobbed bob·bing

Definition of BOB

1

obsolete : deceive, cheat

2

obsolete : to take by fraud : filch

Origin of BOB

Middle English bobben, from Old French bober

First Known Use: 14th century

⁴bob

noun

Definition of BOB

1

a (1) : bunch, cluster (2) Scottish : nosegay

b : a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair

c : a short haircut on a woman or child

2

: float 2a

3

: a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)

4

: trifle 1 <bits and bobs>

Origin of BOB

Middle English bobbe

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

⁵bob

transitive verb

bobbed bob·bing

Definition of BOB

1

: to cut shorter : crop <bob a horse's tail>

2

: to cut (hair) in the style of a bob

First Known Use of BOB

1675

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

⁶bob

noun

plural bob

Definition of BOB

slang British

: shilling

Origin of BOB

perhaps from the name Bob

First Known Use: 1789

⁷bob

noun

Definition of BOB

: bobsled

First Known Use of BOB

1856