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bobbed

Variant of bob

noun

  1. Brit., Dialectal a hanging cluster
  2. any knoblike hanging weight or pendant: a plumb bob
  3. a short curl or knob of hair
  4. a docked tail, as of a horse
  5. a short hairstyle for a woman or child, with the hair of relatively even length all around
  6. a quick, jerky motion, like that of a cork on water
    1. a float on a fishing line
    2. clustered bait used on a fishing line
  7. a type of Scottish dance
  8. a quick curtsy
  9. ☆ a bobsled or bob skate
  10. Archaic a tap or light blow
  11. Archaic a short refrain in a song

transitive verb bobbed, bobbing

  1. to knock against lightly; rap
  2. to move, esp. up and down, with short, jerky motions
  3. to cut (hair, a tail, etc.) short; dock

intransitive verb

  1. to move or act in a bobbing manner; move suddenly or jerkily
  2. to curtsy quickly
  3. to fish with a bob
  4. to try to catch suspended or floating fruit with the teeth: with for

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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