bobbed
Variant of bob
bob
definition
bob (bäb)
noun
- Brit., Dialectal a hanging cluster
- any knoblike hanging weight or pendant a plumb bob
- a short curl or knob of hair
- a docked tail, as of a horse
- a short hairstyle for a woman or child, with the hair of relatively even length all around
- a quick, jerky motion, like that of a cork on water
- a float on a fishing line
- clustered bait used on a fishing line
- a type of Scottish dance
- a quick curtsy
- ☆ a bobsled or bob skate
- Archaic a tap or light blow
- Archaic a short refrain in a song
Etymology: ME bobbe, hanging cluster; bobsenses -, < the v., bob < bobsled
transitive verb bobbed, bobbing bob′·bing
- to knock against lightly; rap
- to move, esp. up and down, with short, jerky motions
- to cut (hair, a tail, etc.) short; dock
Etymology: ME bobben, to knock against; also < bobbe, hanging cluster
intransitive verb
- to move or act in a bobbing manner; move suddenly or jerkily
- to curtsy quickly
- to fish with a bob
- to try to catch suspended or floating fruit with the teeth: with for
bob Idioms
bob up
to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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