Bob Definition
bŏb
bobbed, bobbing, bobs
verb
bobbed, bobbing, bobs
To move up and down.
A cork bobbing on the water.
American Heritage
To knock against lightly; rap.
Webster's New World
To cut (hair, a tail, etc.) short; dock.
Webster's New World
To move, esp. up and down, with short, jerky motions.
Webster's New World
To fish with a bob.
Webster's New World
noun
A hanging cluster.
Webster's New World
Any knoblike hanging weight or pendant.
A plumb bob.
Webster's New World
A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.
American Heritage
A short curl or knob of hair.
Webster's New World
A quick, jerky motion, like that of a cork on water.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
pronoun
A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
Wiktionary
idiom
bob up
- to come up unexpectedly; appear suddenly
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bob
Origin of Bob
Acronym, fortuitously spelling out the male given name Bob in the case of the humorous colloquial definition.
From Wiktionary
Middle English bobben to move up and down probably ultimately of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English bobbe cluster of fruit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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