bob

verb

/bɒb/

/bɑːb/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bob	/bɒb/ /bɑːb/
he / she / it bobs	/bɒbz/ /bɑːbz/
past simple bobbed	/bɒbd/ /bɑːbd/
past participle bobbed	/bɒbd/ /bɑːbd/
-ing form bobbing	/ˈbɒbɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːbɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move quickly up and down, especially in water
- an old cigarette packet bobbing along in the current
- bob up and down Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour.
- bob something (up and down) She bobbed her head nervously.
- The maid bobbed a curtsy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- gently
- slightly
- about
- …
phrases
- bob up and down
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[transitive] bob something to cut somebody’s hair so that it is the same length all the way aroundTopics Appearancec2
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- bob
- club
- dub
- grab
- rub
- sob
- throb
- kid
- nod
- pad
- plod
- prod
- shred
- skid
- thud
- beg
- blog
- bug
- drag
- drug
- flag
- hug
- jog
- log
- mug
- nag
- plug
- bar
- confer
- infer
- occur
- prefer
- refer
- star
- stir
- transfer
- acquit
- admit
- allot
- chat
- clot
- commit
- jut
- knit
- pat
- regret
- rot
- spot
- submit
- appal
- cancel
- channel
- control
- counsel
- enrol
- equal
- excel
- fuel
- fulfil
- label
- level
- marvel
- model
- pedal
- quarrel
- signal
- travel

Word Originverb sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. verb sense 2 late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.

bob

noun

/bɒb/

/bɑːb/

Idioms

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a quick movement down and up of your head and body
- a bob of the head
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a style of a woman’s hair in which it is cut the same length all the way around
- She wears her hair in a bob.
Topics Appearancec2
(plural bob)
(informal) an old British coin, the shilling, worth 12 old pence
- That'll cost a few bob (= a lot of money).
(British English also bobsleigh, North American English also bobsled)
a racing sledge (= a vehicle for two or more people that slides over snow)

Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. noun sense 2 and noun sense 4 late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin. noun sense 3 late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

Idioms

bits and pieces/bobs

(British English, informal) small objects or items of various kinds
- She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
- I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket.

Bob

noun

/bɒb/

/bɑːb/

Idioms

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a first name for boys, short for Robert

Idioms

Bob’s your uncle

(British English, informal) used to say how easy and quick it is to do a particular task
- Press here and Bob's your uncle! It's disappeared.

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