BOB
\bˈɒb], \bˈɒb], \b_ˈɒ_b]\
Definitions of BOB
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
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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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a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
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a former monetary unit in Great Britain
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cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
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move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
By Princeton University
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a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
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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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a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
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a former monetary unit in Great Britain
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cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
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move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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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.
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To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
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To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
By Oddity Software
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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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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.
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To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
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To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
By Noah Webster.
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The refrain of a song.
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To move with a jerky motion; angle with a bob.
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A cork or float on a fishing-line.
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A small pendent object, as a pendulum.
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A jerky movement.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To give a short jerking motion to; to cut short, as the hair.
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To have a short jerking motion; move or play to and fro, or up and down.
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Any small round object playing loosely at the end of a cord, chain, etc.; a short jerking action or motion.
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Bobbed.
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Bobbing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To move quickly up and down, to dangle: to fish with a bob.
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To move in a short jerking manner:-pr.p. bobbing; pa.p. bobbed.
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A short jerking motion: a slight blow: anything that moves with a bob or swing: a pendant.
By Daniel Lyons
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A short jerking motion or action; a slight blow; anything which swings with a bob; a pendant; an ear-ring; the ball of a pendulum; a knot of worms, at the end of a line, used in catching eels; a bob-wig; a shilling.
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To move with a short jerking motion; to cut short; to cheat.
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To play backward and forward; to angle with a bob. Among bell-ringers, a peal of several courses, or sets of changes.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Any small thing playing loosely at the end of a string; a knot of worms on a string used in fishing for eels; a blow.
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To play loosely against anything; to mock; to dangle; to fish with a bob.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
