bob

Definitions of bob in various dictionaries:

noun - a former monetary unit in Great Britain

noun - a hair style for women and children

noun - a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism

noun - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

noun - a small float usually made of cork

noun - a short or shortened tail of certain animals

noun - a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

verb - move up and down repeatedly

verb - ride a bobsled

verb - remove or shorten the tail of an animal

verb - make a curtsy

verb - cut hair in the style of a bob

To hit lightly and quickly; tap.

To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question.

To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water.

To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples.

To curtsy or bow.

A tap or light blow.

A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.

A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.

A fishing float or cork.

A small lock or curl of hair.

A woman’s or child’s short haircut.

Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.

The docked tail of a horse.

A bobsled.

To fish with a bob.

A shilling.

verb - to move up and down