bob
Meaning of bob
verb
- make a quick, short movement up and down.
I could see his head bobbing about
the boat bobbed up and down
- a quick, short movement up and down.
she could only manage a slight bob of her head
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
noun- 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
- a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite tail.
- a bobsleigh.
- a short line at or near the end of a stanza.
- cut (someone's hair) in a bob.
she'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted
- ride on a bobsleigh.
late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.
noun
a shilling.
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
noun
a change of order in bell-ringing.
late 17th century: perhaps connected with bob1 in the sense ‘sudden movement up and down’.
abbreviation, noun
Bolivian boliviano(s).
Information about bob
- The plural form of bob is: bobs.
- Languages in which bob is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of bob
bob
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- bob is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bob synonyms
Meaning British shilling:
Meaning bobsled:
Meaning bobber:
Meaning bobtail:
Meaning dock:
Meaning curtsy:
Meaning (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it:
Meaning rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking:
Meaning move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards:
Meaning throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually:
Meaning move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce:
Meaning (of a person) move by jumping on one foot:
Meaning (of a person) move in a quick and lively way:
Meaning push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet:
Meaning jolt or bounce:
Meaning tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion:
Meaning move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side:
Meaning move about quickly from side to side or up and down:
Meaning move or cause to move with repeated small bobs or jerks:
Meaning push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly:
Meaning move or cause to move with a jerk:
Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:
Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:
Meaning lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal:
Meaning bend (one's head) forwards and downwards:
Meaning play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow:
Meaning put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid):
Meaning a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait:
Meaning (especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro:
Meaning move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down:
Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:
Translation of bob
- French: sécher, brosser, skipper, courber, buissonner, bâcher, foxer, loafer, gatter, jigger
- Portuguese: matar
- German: schwänzen, blaumachen
- Spanish: fumarse, evadirse
- Italian: bigiare, segare, marinare
Words that rhyme with bob
Bob, cabob, kabob, suckabob, thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, nabob, hubbob, kebob, jinglebob, rebob, skibob, demibob, eelbob, jiggumbob, thingumbob, earbob, thingamybob, thingummybob, Marybob
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