Bob

Quick meaning: Bob is a verb meaning (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

Meaning

(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

More Meanings

1. To curtsy.
2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
3. (intransitive) Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”).
4. A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
5. A curtsy.
6. A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
7. (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

Example Sentences

bob one’s head

The flowers were bobbing in the wind.

The cork bobbed gently in the calm water.

I bobbed my head underwater and saw the goldfish.

Word Forms

• bobs
• bobbing
• bobbed

Synonyms for bob

Depending on context, synonyms include surge, blob, tail, dock, curtsy, bobtail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include curtsy, bobtail, bobber, bobsled, tail, cork.

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