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bob

English

  1. 🔊 a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
    “he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement”
  2. 🔊 a small float usually made of cork
  3. 🔊 a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
  4. 🔊 a hair style for women and children
  5. 🔊 a short or shortened tail of certain animals
  6. 🔊 a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  7. 🔊 a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  8. 🔊 cut hair in the style of a bob
    “Bernice bobs her hair these days!”
  9. 🔊 move up and down repeatedly
    “her rucksack bobbed gently on her back”
  10. 🔊 make a curtsy
    “She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand”
  11. 🔊 ride a bobsled
    “The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure”
  12. 🔊 remove or shorten the tail of an animal

Spanish

  1. 🔊 bob bob, bob haircut (hairstyle)

Similar words

bobtail dock bobber cork bobfloat bobsled bobsleigh british shilling shilling curtsy dock tail bobsled carling float t square abbreviate abridge abscind abstract accost address amputate angle annihilate