bob
Mane (English)
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- 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.
- To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
- To curtsy.
- To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
- Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”)
Synonyms
bobfloat
British shilling
move gently
catch fish
go fishing
move to and fro
bow low
bobbed hair
fishing float
float for a fishing line
quill-bob
slip along
blind feeder
blind riser
gravity pendulum
blind head
dummy riser
closed riser
bob cut
Pircarînî
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/bɒb/
Etymology (English)
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").
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