BOB

I. verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: Middle English ~en Date: 13th century transitive verb to strike with a quick light blow ; rap , to move up and down in a short quick movement , to polish with a ~ ; buff , intransitive verb 1. to move up and down briefly or repeatedly , to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly , to nod or curtsy briefly, to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth , II. noun Date: circa 1550 1. a short quick down-and-up motion, any of several folk dances, a blow or tap especially with the fist, 3. a modification of the order in change ringing, a method of change ringing using a ~, a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges, III. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: Middle English ~ben, from Old French ~er Date: 14th century deceive , cheat , to take by fraud ; filch , IV. noun Etymology: Middle English ~be Date: 14th century 1. a. bunch , cluster , nosegay , a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair, a short haircut on a woman or child, float 2a, a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line), trifle 1 , V. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1675 to cut shorter ; crop , to cut (hair) in the style of a ~, VI. noun (plural ~) Etymology: perhaps from the name Bob Date: 1789 shilling , VII. noun Date: 1856 ~sled