Synonyms of bobs

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noun

plural of bob, Scottish

as in bouquets

a bunch of flowers

the lassie carried only a little bob on her wedding day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouquets
• posies
• nosegays
• garlands
• corsages
• boutonnieres
• leis
• arrangements

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bob

as in shaves

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaves
• clips
• trims
• cuts
• snips
• crops
• shears
• mows
• prunes
• pares
• docks
• cuts back
• nips
• lops (off)
• polls
• whittles
• skives
• pinches
• stumps
• manicures
• shortens
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bob

1

as in pumps

to make short up-and-down movements

a family of ducks bobbing on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumps
• shakes
• sways
• jerks
• nods
• jogs
• wags
• bobbles
• seesaws
• rocks
• ducks
• wiggles
• jounces
• jiggles
• wobbles
• undulates
• swings
• oscillates
• wabbles
• drops

2

as in bangs

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

he playfully bobbed his brother on the nose to get his attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bangs
• punches
• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• hits
• clips
• claps
• slams
• pounds
• whacks
• swipes
• strikes
• bops
• nails
• boxes
• bats
• cracks
• thumps
• bashes
• kicks
• thwacks
• pokes
• taps
• hammers
• flicks
• licks
• tags
• bonks
• shoves
• socks
• jabs
• swats
• pastes
• clocks
• belts
• stabs
• clouts
• zaps
• raps
• bludgeons
• chops
• pushes
• slugs
• smites
• wallops
• clobbers
• biffs
• whales
• slogs
• bumps
• busts
• strokes
• hangs one on
• peppers
• stamps
• jostles
• pummels
• beats
• mauls
• mangles
• knees
• cuffs
• pelts
• roughs
• slashes
• lambasts
• dumps
• laces
• lashes
• buffets
• scuffs
• butts
• prods
• batters
• whips
• drubs
• lambastes
• decks
• creams
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• spears
• floors
• bunts
• bungs
• brains
• knocks down
• switches
• fells
• beans
• pommels
• conks
• levels
• clubs
• canes
• flogs
• thrashes
• skulls
• sledges
• saps
• cudgels
• sucker punches
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches