1. v. & n.
--v.intr. (bobbed, bobbing)
1. move quickly up and down; dance.
2 (usu. foll. by back, up) a bounce buoyantly. b emerge suddenly; become active or conspicuous again after a defeat etc.
3 curtsy.
4 (foll. by for) try to catch with the mouth alone (fruit etc. floating or hanging).
--n.
1. a jerking or bouncing movement, esp. upward.
2 a curtsy.
3 one of several kinds of change in long peals in bell-ringing.
Etymology: 14th c.: prob. imit. 2. n. & v.
--n.
1. a short hairstyle for women and children.
2 a weight on a pendulum, plumb-line, or kite-tail.
3 BOB-SLEIGH.
4 a horse's docked tail.
5 a short line at or towards the end of a stanza.
6 a knot of hair; a tassel-shaped curl.
--v. (bobbed, bobbing)
1. tr. cut (a woman's or child's hair) so that it hangs clear of the shoulders.
2 intr. ride on a bob-sleigh.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 3. n. (pl. same) Brit. sl. a former shilling (now 5 decimal pence).
Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n.Phrases and idioms:
bob's your uncle Brit. sl. an expression of completion or satisfaction.
Etymology: pet-form of the name Robert