bob

/bɒb//bɑb/

noun

1
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.
“The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.”
2
To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
“I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.”
3
To curtsy.
4
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

1
A bob haircut.
2
Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
3
The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
4
The docked tail of a horse.
5
A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
6
The short runner of a sled.
7
A bobsleigh.
8
A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
9
A working beam in a steam engine.
10
A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
11
A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
12
A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
13
The refrain of a song.
14
A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.

1
(Kenya) A shilling.
“I could have saved myself a few bob buying it somewhere else.”
2
A 10-cent coin.
3
An unspecified amount of money.
“Spot me a few bob, Robert.”

1
A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.
2
A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

1
A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.

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