bob
To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at…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.
» Do people still bob for apples?
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9 senses(intransitive)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 cork bobbed gently in the calm water.
The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.
кача́тьсяkačátʹsja, выны́риватьvynýrivatʹ, вы́нырнутьvýnyrnutʹ
move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement
(transitive)To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
I bobbed my head underwater and saw the goldfish.
bob one’s head
подпры́гиватьpodprýgivatʹ, подпры́гнутьpodprýgnutʹ, подска́киватьpodskákivatʹ
To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
(transitive, with on)To perform oral sex on someone.
She bobbed on his knob.
To curtsy.
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
(intransitive)Synonym of blob (“catch eels using worms strung on thread”).
(transitive)To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?
cut hair in the style of a bob
(transitive)To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.
To bobsleigh.
Examples
297 sentencesDo people still bob for apples?
Have you ever bobbed for apples?
We could bob for apples.
Bob could not control his anger.
Бог не зміг утримати свою злість. — deniko
ruБоб не мог сдержать свой гнев. — wondersz1
deBob konnte seinen Ärger nicht beherrschen. — Hans_Adler
Bob can answer all the questions.
Боб може відповісти на всі запитання. — deniko
ruБоб может ответить на все вопросы. — ae5s
deBob kann alle Fragen beantworten. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English bobben (“to move up and down or back and forth”), of uncertain origin.From Middle English bobben (“to move up and down or back and forth”), of uncertain origin. Compare Scots bob (“to mark, dance with a bobbing motion”), Icelandic boppa (“to wave up and down”), Swedish bobba (“to bob”), Faroese bøbbur (“something that rises or stands up; top”), Dutch dobberen (“to float, bob”).
From Middle English bobbe (“a cluster (of fruit); a twig with its leaves, a spray”), perhaps of Celtic origin (compare Irish baban "tassel, cluster," Gaelic babag).
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Forms
bobs, bobbing, bobbed, bobbedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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