Bob

English Meaning

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.

1. To hit lightly and quickly; tap.
2. To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question.
3. To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water.
4. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples.
5. To curtsy or bow.
6. A tap or light blow.
7. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.
8. bob up To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.
9. A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.
10. A fishing float or cork.
11. A small lock or curl of hair.
12. A woman's or child's short haircut.
13. Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.
14. The docked tail of a horse.
15. A bobsled.
16. A bob skate.
17. To fish with a bob.
18. To cut short or reshape: bobbed her hair; had his nose bobbed.
19. Chiefly British A shilling.