bob

bob
bob1 v past tense and past participle bobbed present participle bobbing
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1¦(move on water)¦
2¦(move somewhere)¦
3 bob your head
4¦(cut hair)¦
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[Sense: 1-3; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from bob 'to hit, punch' (13-19 centuries), from the sound.]
[Sense: 4; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BOB21]
1.) ¦(MOVE ON WATER)¦
to move up and down when floating on the surface of water
The boat bobbed gently up and down on the water.
2.) ¦(MOVE SOMEWHERE)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]
to move quickly in a particular direction
Mrs Foster bobbed about, gathering up her things.
3.) bob your head
to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with them
He spoke rapidly to the girl, who bobbed her head.
4.) ¦(CUT HAIR)¦ [T]
to cut someone's, especially a woman's, hair in a bob
her neatly bobbed hair
bob 2
bob2 [i]n
[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bob 'bunch (of hair)' (14-20 centuries), perhaps from Scottish Gaelic baban]
[Sense: 2; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: BOB1]
[Sense: 3; Date: 1700-1800; Origin: Perhaps from Bob, an informal name for someone called Robert]
1.) a way of cutting hair so that it hangs to the level of your chin and is the same length all the way round your head
2.) a quick up and down movement of your head or body, to show respect, agreement, greeting etc
The maid gave a little bob and left the room.
3.) [plural] informal
a ↑shilling (=coin used in the past in Britain)
At last I'm making a few bob (=a reasonable amount of money) .
bits and bobs atbit2 (7)

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