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bob 1
(bŏb)v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs
v.intr.
1. To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water.
2. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples.
3. To fish with a bobber.
4. To curtsy or bow.
v.tr.
To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.
2. A bobber used in fishing.
bob up
To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.
[Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]
bob 2
(bŏb)n.
1. A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.
2. A small lock or curl of hair.
3. A haircut that hangs evenly above the shoulders, often around the chin, worn especially by women or children.
4. Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.
5. The docked tail of a horse.
6.
a. A bobsled.
b. A bob skate.
tr.v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs
To cut short or reshape: bobbed her hair; had his nose bobbed.
[Middle English bobbe, cluster of fruit.]
bob 3
(bŏb)n. pl. bob Chiefly British
A shilling.
[Origin unknown.]
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bob
(bɒb)vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed
1. to move or cause to move up and down repeatedly, as while floating in water
2. to move or cause to move with a short abrupt movement, as of the head
3. to make (a bow or curtsy): the little girl bobbed before the visitor.
4. (usually foll by: up) to appear or emerge suddenly
5. (intr; foll by under, below, etc) to disappear suddenly, as beneath a surface
6. (usually foll by: for) to attempt to get hold (of a floating or hanging object, esp an apple) in the teeth as a game
n
7. a short abrupt movement, as of the head
8. a quick curtsy or bow
9. (Music, other) bell-ringing a particular set of changes
10. (Angling) angling
a. short for bobfloat
b. the topmost fly on a cast of three, often fished bobbing at the surface
c. this position on a wet-fly cast
[C14: of uncertain origin]
bob
(bɒb)n
1. (Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head
2. (Mechanical Engineering) a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line
3. (Tools) a polishing disc on a rotating spindle. It is usually made of felt, leather, etc, impregnated with an abrasive material
5. a runner or pair of runners on a bobsled
6. (Angling) angling a small knot of worms, maggots, etc, used as bait
7. (Poetry) a very short line of verse at the end of a stanza or preceding a rhyming quatrain (the wheel) at the end of a stanza
8. (Poetry) a refrain or burden with such a short line or lines
9. (Breeds) a docked tail, esp of a horse
10. dialect Brit a hanging cluster, as of flowers or ribbons
vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed
11. (Hairdressing & Grooming) (tr) to cut (the hair) in a bob
12. (Breeds) (tr) to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop
13. (intr) to ride on a bobsled
[C14 bobbe bunch of flowers, perhaps of Celtic origin]
bob
(bɒb)vb, bobs, bobbing or bobbed
to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)
n
a light knock; tap
[C13 bobben to rap, beat; see bop2]
bob
(bɒb)n, pl bob
(Currencies) Brit (formerly) an informal word for a shilling1
[C19: of unknown origin]
Bob
(bɒb)n
Bob's your uncle slang everything is or will turn out all right
[C19: perhaps from pet form of Robert]
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bob1
(bɒb)n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.
1. a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head.
v.t. 2. to move quickly down and up.
3. to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.
v.i. 4. to make a jerky motion with the head or body.
5. to move about with jerky, usu. rising and falling motions: The ball bobbed upon the waves.
6. bob up, to appear unexpectedly.
[1400–50; late Middle English bobben. See bob2]
bob2
(bɒb)n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.
1. a short, caplike haircut.
2. a docked horse's tail.
3. a dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.
4. a float for a fishing line.
5. a bobsled or bob skate.
v.t. 6. to cut short; dock: to bob one's hair.
v.i. 7. to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.
[1300–50; Middle English bobbe (n.) spray, cluster]
bob3
(bɒb)n., v. bobbed, bob•bing. n.
1. a polishing wheel of leather or felt.
2. Archaic. a light blow; tap.
v.t. 3. to tap; strike lightly.
[1350–1400; Middle English bobben to strike, beat, perhaps imitative See bop2]
bob4
(bɒb)n., pl. bob.
Brit. shilling.
[1780–90]
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Bob
a knot or bunch of hair, hence, a bunch or cluster of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc. See also bouquet, bunch, nosegay.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
bob
Past participle: bobbed
Gerund: bobbing
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| Noun | 1. | bob - a former monetary unit in Great Britain cent - a fractional monetary unit of several countries British monetary unit - monetary unit in Great Britain |
| 2. | bob - a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | |
| 3. | bob - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism | |
| 4. | bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string kite tail - a bob on a kite to provide balance pendulum - an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity sounding lead - a metal bob at the end of a sounding line weight - an artifact that is heavy | |
| 5. |  bob - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing linefloat - something that floats on the surface of water | |
| 6. | bob - a short or shortened tail of certain animals tail - the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
| 7. | bob - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement" inclining, inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement" | |
| Verb | 1. | bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" dabble - bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water; "dabbling ducks" bob about, bob around - move up and down with no specific path; "the cork bobbed around in the pool" |
| 2. | bob - ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" | |
| 3. | bob - remove or shorten the tail of an animal cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope" | |
| 4. | bob - make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" | |
| 5. | bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
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bob
verb
1. bounce, duck, leap, hop, weave, skip, jerk, wobble, quiver, oscillate, waggle Balloons bobbed about in the sky
noun
bob up spring up, rise, appear, emerge, surface, pop up, jump up, bounce up They will bob up like corks as they cook.
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Translations
يَقْفِزُ، يَصْعَدُ وَيَهْبِطُ
houpat se
bølgevugge
fel-le mozog
skjótast upp og niîur
šokinėti
šūpoties
hojdať
aşağı yukarı inip çıkmakbatıp çıkmak
Bob
[bɒb] N (familiar form) of Robert Bob's your uncle! (Brit) → ¡y se acabó!, ¡y listo!bob
1 [bɒb]A. N (= jerk) [of head etc] → sacudida f, meneo m; (= curtsy) → reverencia f
B. VI (= jerk) [person] → menearse; [animal] → moverse, menearse
to bob to sb (= curtsy) → hacer una reverencia a algn
to bob to sb (= curtsy) → hacer una reverencia a algn
bob about VI + ADV (in wind etc) → bailar; (on water) → balancearse, mecerse
bob down VI + ADV (= duck) → agacharse
bob up VI + ADV → aparecer (fig) (= appear) → surgir, presentarse
to bob up and down [cork] → subir y bajar; [boat] → cabecear; [person] → levantarse y sentarse repetidas veces
to bob up and down [cork] → subir y bajar; [boat] → cabecear; [person] → levantarse y sentarse repetidas veces
bob
2 [bɒb]bob
3 [bɒb] N (pl inv) (Brit) (formerly) (= shilling) → chelín mthat must be worth a few bob → eso tiene que valer un buen pico or un dineral
he's not short of a few bob → está forrado
bob
4 [bɒb] N (= bobsleigh) → bob m, bobsleigh mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bob
[ˈbɒb] vi
to bob about (in the air) → se balancer
n
(British) = shilling
bits and bobs (= bits and pieces) (mainly British) → trucs mpl
bob up
vi → remonter brusquement à la surfaceCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Bob
bob
:bob cap
n → Pudelmütze f
bobcat
n (US) → Luchs m
bobtail
n → gestutzter Schwanz
bobtail cap, bobtail hat
n → Bommelmütze f
bobtailed
adj horse, dog → mit gestutztem Schwanz
bob
1vi
(= move up and down) → sich auf und ab bewegen; (rabbit) → hoppeln; (bird’s tail) → wippen; (boxer) → tänzeln; to bob (up and down) in or on the water → auf dem Wasser schaukeln; (cork, piece of wood etc) → sich im Wasser auf und ab bewegen; he bobbed out of sight → er duckte sich
(= curtsey) → knicksen (to sb vor jdm)
vt
n
bob
2n pl <bob> (dated Brit inf) → Shilling m; that must have cost a bob or two → das muss schon ein paar Euro gekostet haben (inf); that must be worth a few bob → das muss eine Stange Geld wert sein (inf); he must be worth a few bob → er muss eine Stange Geld haben (inf)
bob
3n
(= haircut) → Bubikopf m
(= horse’s tail) → gestutzter Schwanz
(= weight: on pendulum, plumb line) → Gewicht nt
(Fishing, = float) → Schwimmer m
a few/various bits and bobs → so ein paar/verschiedene Dinge; my personal bits and bobs → meine Siebensachen; the usual plastic bits and bobs → die sonst üblichen Plastikdinger (inf); to sell bits and bobs → Trödel verkaufen
vt to have one’s hair bobbed → sich (dat) → einen Bubikopf schneiden lassen; bobbed → kurz geschnitten, gestutzt
bob
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bob
1 [bɒb]2. vi (also bob up and down) → andare su e giù
bob
2 [bɒb] n → caschettobob
3 [bɒb] n pl inv (old) (Brit) (fam) → scellinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bob
(bob) – past tense, past participle bobbed – verb to move (up and down). The cork was bobbing about in the water.
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