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Bob v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bobbed p. pr. & vb. n. Bobbing.]
1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. “He bobbed his head.”
2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. --Elyot.
3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak.
4. To mock or delude; to cheat.
To play her pranks, and bob the fool,
The shrewish wife began. --Turbervile.
5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
bob
n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: British
shilling, shilling]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all
around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering
mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing
line [syn: bobber, cork, bobfloat]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail,
dock]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a
short bob of acknowledgement"
v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on
her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming
with pleasure" [syn: bobsled]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a
sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's
hand" [syn: curtsy]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these
days!"
[also: bobbing, bobbed]