bob

Meaning of bob

verb
  1. make a quick, short movement up and down.
    I could see his head bobbing about
    the boat bobbed up and down
noun
  1. a quick, short movement up and down.
    she could only manage a slight bob of her head

late Middle English: of unknown origin.

noun
  1. a style in which the hair is cut short and evenly all round so that it hangs above the shoulders.
    she wore her hair in a fashionable bob
  2. a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite tail.
  3. a bobsleigh.
  4. a short line at or near the end of a stanza.
verb
  1. cut (someone's hair) in a bob.
    she'd had her hair bobbed and highlighted
  2. ride on a bobsleigh.

late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.

noun

a shilling.

late 18th century: of unknown origin.

noun

a change of order in bell-ringing.

late 17th century: perhaps connected with bob1 in the sense ‘sudden movement up and down’.

abbreviation, noun

Bolivian boliviano(s).

Information about bob

Hyphenation of bob

bob

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • bob is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

bob synonyms

Meaning British shilling:

shilling

Meaning bobsled:

bobsled, bobsleigh

Meaning bobber:

bobber, cork, bobfloat

Meaning bobtail:

bobtail, dock

Meaning dock:

dock, tail

Meaning curtsy:

curtsy

Meaning (with reference to an object, especially a ball) move quickly up, back, or away from a surface after hitting it:

bounce

Meaning rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking:

float

Meaning move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards:

spring

Meaning throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually:

toss

Meaning move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce:

skip

Meaning (of a person) move by jumping on one foot:

hop

Meaning (of a person) move in a quick and lively way:

dance

Meaning push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet:

jump

Meaning jolt or bounce:

jounce

Meaning tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion:

quiver

Meaning move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side:

wobble

Meaning move about quickly from side to side or up and down:

jiggle

Meaning move or cause to move with repeated small bobs or jerks:

joggle

Meaning push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly:

jolt

Meaning move or cause to move with a jerk:

jerk

Meaning (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate:

shake

Meaning move or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm:

oscillate

Meaning lower and raise one's head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal:

nod

Meaning bend (one's head) forwards and downwards:

incline

Meaning play (a stringed instrument or music) using a bow:

bow

Meaning put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid):

dip

Meaning a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait:

duck

Meaning (especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro:

wag

Meaning move or cause to move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down:

waggle

Meaning a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition:

inclination

Translation of bob

Words that rhyme with bob

Bob, cabob, kabob, suckabob, thingamabob, thingmabob, thingumabob, nabob, hubbob, kebob, jinglebob, rebob, skibob, demibob, eelbob, jiggumbob, thingumbob, earbob, thingamybob, thingummybob, Marybob

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