bob

[bob]

To bob is to dip up and down, the way something does when it floats on the surface of water. A lobster buoy bobs in the ocean, marking the spot where a lobsterman's trap is set.

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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.

Noun
a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"

Noun
a short or shortened tail of certain animals

Noun
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line

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a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

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a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

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Noun
a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

Noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain

Verb
cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

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"

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remove or shorten the tail of an animal

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move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

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ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"

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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.

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A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.

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A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.

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The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.

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A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

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A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.

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A working beam.

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A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

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A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.

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The refrain of a song.

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A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

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A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.

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A shilling.

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To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.

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To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

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To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.

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To mock or delude; to cheat.

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To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.

v. i.
To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.

v. i.
To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.

Bob

Bob , 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.

In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob.

2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.

Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow, Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow.

3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. 4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. 5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. 6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. 7. (Steam Engine) A working beam. 8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

A plain brown bob he wore.

9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. 10. The refrain of a song.

To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song.

11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. 12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.

He that a fool doth very wisely hit, Doth very foolishly, although he smart, Not to seem senseless of the bob.

13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.

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. 2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants.

3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.

Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him.

4. To mock or delude; to cheat.

To play her pranks, and bob the fool, The shrewish wife began.

5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.

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. 2. To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.

He ne'er had learned the art to bob For anything but eels.

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.

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.

To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.

To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.

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Usage Examples

I'm glad I was born when I was. My time was the golden age of variety. If I were starting out again now, maybe things would happen for me, but it certainly would not be on a variety show with 28 musicians, 12 dancers, two major guest stars, 50 costumes a week by Bob Mackie. The networks just wouldn't spend the money today.

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.

I like men who are very cool but who are also so brilliant that they are almost insane. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits - men who would be flipping burgers if they hadn't found an outlet for their brilliant mind-sets.

I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.

I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat Bob Marley got heat Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.

Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.

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Other Usage Examples

He was doing - Ray was designing the clothes for my mom's show from California. And one of the first appearances I ever made on television was on my mother's show and Ray and Bob did the clothes for that. It has been a long time.

Bob Marley stood for universal peace and love. He tried to break racial barriers.

Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.

And I strongly believe people should rescue dogs, or, at the very least, listen to Bob Barker and have your pet spayed or neutered.

As Bob Dole found out, you can't keep a positive image while being your party's mouthpiece in Congress. That's why no legislative leader since James Madison has ever been elected president.

Because of my tremendous respect for Bob Barker and for the show's high standards of professionalism I consider this a tremendous honor that few announcers have ever been treated to. Both Rod's and Johnny's shoes are huge I can't think about filling them.

Bob summed it up best when he was on his knees at the end of the night saying, 'Don't trust in Guided By Voices.' You were there was the show awful or something? I know it was sloppy, but they're not really that tight anyway, but was it embarrassing, was it sad?

Bob Dylan has always sealed his decisions with the unexplainable. His motives for withholding the release of the magnificent 'Basement Tapes' will be as forever obscure as Brian Wilson's reasons for the destruction of the tapes for 'Smile.'

I think Bob Costas is terrific. He's so knowledgeable. He can talk about any subject, not just sports.