bob

Significat (anglès)

Verb

1. 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.
2. To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
3. To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
4. To curtsy.
5. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
6. Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”)

Noun

1. A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
2. A curtsy.
3. A bobber (buoyant fishing device).
4. Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Noun

1. A bob haircut.
2. Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it.
3. The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
4. The docked tail of a horse.
5. A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
6. The short runner of a sled.
7. A bobsleigh.
8. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
9. A working beam in a steam engine.
10. A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
12. (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
13. (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
14. (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.

Noun

1. (slang) A shilling.
2. (slang) A 10-cent coin.
3. (slang) An unspecified amount of money.

Noun

Abbreviation of shishkabob.

Noun

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

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/bɒb/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English bobben (“to strike, beat, shake, jog”), of uncertain origin. Compare Scots bob (“to mark, dance with a bobbing motion”), Icelandic boppa (“to wave up and down”), Swedish bobba (“to bob”), Dutch dobberen ("bobbing").