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bobs Synonyms & Antonyms

-ɒbz

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Bobs as a Noun

1

plural of bob

2

A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.

a bob of the head

3

A curtsy.

4

A bobber (buoyant fishing device).

5

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

6

A bob haircut.

7

Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it

8

The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.

9

The docked tail of a horse.

10

A short line ending a stanza of a poem.

11

The short runner of a sled.

12

A bobsleigh.

13

A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

14

A working beam in a steam engine.

15

A particular style of ringing changes on bells.

16

A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

17

A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

18

The refrain of a song.

19

A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.

20

A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.

21

A dish made of small pieces of meat, with or without vegetables, which are skewered on a wooden or metal stick and roasted in an oven or over an open fire.

22

A crystal structure consisting of a central spine (the shish) and disks or lumps growing out from it (the kebab).

Bobs as a Verb

1

third-person singular simple present indicative of bob

2

To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.

3

To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.

4

To curtsy.

5

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

6

To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.

I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?

7

To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop

8

To bobsleigh.

Bobs in a Sentence

a bob of the head

The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.

I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.

I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?

Word Forms & Grammar

bobs

Quick Facts About Bobs

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/-ɒbz/
Meaningplural of bob