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Bobs

A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.

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📖 Definitions of "Bobs"

noun

1
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
"a bob of the head"
2
A curtsy.
3
A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
4
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

verb

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.

noun

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.

verb

1
To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
"I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?"
2
To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
3
To bobsleigh.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bobs"

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Word	Definition
curtsynoun	Alternative spelling of curtsey. [A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.]
bobtailnoun	A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
bobbernoun	(fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork or hollow plastic) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
bobslednoun	(uncountable, US and Canada) The sport of travelling down a bob track as fast as possible.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
corknoun	A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
shillingnoun	The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
docknoun	Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
bobfloatnoun	a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
british shillingnoun	a former monetary unit in great britain
docksnoun	A collection of docks, wharves, warehouses and offices
flipsnoun	A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
flopsnoun	(computing) One flop per second.
hairdosnoun	A hairstyle.
jumpsnoun	(fashion) A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th century.
plumbnoun	A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
skipsnoun	A leaping or jumping movement; the action of one who skips.
sidlesnoun	A furtive advance.
whirlsnoun	An act of whirling.
wigglesnoun	The tendency to squirm or be restless.