'Bob' definitions:

Definition of 'bob'

(from WordNet)
noun
A former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: British shilling, shilling, bob]
noun
A hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
noun
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob]
noun
A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
noun
A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat]
noun
A short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, bob, dock]
noun
A short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
verb
Move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
verb
Ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: bobsled, bob]
verb
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail, bob]
verb
Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: curtsy, bob]
verb
Cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

Definition of 'Bob'

From: GCIDE
  • Bob \Bob\ (b[o^]b), n. [An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick, jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to strike, mock, deceive. Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast, trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to disappoint, OF. bober to mock.]
  • 1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. [1913 Webster]
  • In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. [1913 Webster]
  • Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow. --Lauson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Steam Engine) A working beam. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. [1913 Webster]
  • A plain brown bob he wore. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. The refrain of a song. [1913 Webster]
  • To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. [1913 Webster]
  • He that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, Not to seem senseless of the bob. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bob'

From: GCIDE
  • Bob \Bob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bobbing.] [OE. bobben. See Bob, n.]
  • 1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. "He bobbed his head." --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. [1913 Webster]
  • If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. --Elyot. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. [1913 Webster]
  • Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To mock or delude; to cheat. [1913 Webster]
  • To play her pranks, and bob the fool, The shrewish wife began. --Turbervile. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bob'

From: GCIDE
  • Bob \Bob\, v. i.
  • 1. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. "Bobbing and courtesying." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. [1913 Webster]
  • He ne'er had learned the art to bob For anything but eels. --Saxe. [1913 Webster]
  • To bob at an apple, cherry, etc. to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'bob'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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