bob

bob&+{1}
[bɒb]
vb
to move or cause to move up and down repeatedly, as while floating in water
to move or cause to move with a short abrupt movement, as of the head
to make (a bow or curtsy)
the little girl bobbed before the visitor
to appear or emerge suddenly
to disappear suddenly, as beneath a surface
to attempt to get hold (of a floating or hanging object, esp an apple) in the teeth as a game
n
a short abrupt movement, as of the head
a quick curtsy or bow
a particular set of changes
short for bobfloat.the topmost fly on a cast of three, often fished bobbing at the surface.this position on a wet-fly cast
bob

bob&+{2}
[bɒb]
n
a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head
a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line
a polishing disc on a rotating spindle. It is usually made of felt, leather, etc, impregnated with an abrasive material
short for bob skateshort for bobsleigh
a runner or pair of runners on a bobsled
a small knot of worms, maggots, etc, used as bait
a very short line of verse at the end of a stanza or preceding a rhyming quatrain (the wheel) at the end of a stanza
a refrain or burden with such a short line or lines
a docked tail, esp of a horse
a hanging cluster, as of flowers or ribbons
vb
to cut (the hair) in a bob
to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop
to ride on a bobsled
bob

bob&+{3}
[bɒb]
vb
to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)
n
a light knock; tap
bob

bob&+{4}
[bɒb]
n
(formerly) an informal word for a shilling