See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

bob 1, verb (oh)



1 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]
?MOVE ON WATER?
[I] to move up and down when floating on the surface of water
::The boat bobbed gently up and down on the water.
?MOVE SOMEWHERE?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly in a particular direction
::Mrs Foster bobbed about, gathering up her things.
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.
?CUT HAIR?
[T] to cut someone's, especially a woman's, hair in a bob
::her neatly bobbed hair