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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bob \Bob\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Bobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bobbing}.] [OE. bobben. See {Bob}, noun]
1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. ''He bobbed his head.'' --W. Irving.
2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . . he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants. --Elyot.
3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak.
4. To mock or delude; to cheat.
To play her pranks, and bob the fool, The shrewish wife began. --Turbervile.
5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bob
noun
1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British shilling}, {shilling}]
2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail}, {dock}]
7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
verb
1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}]
3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" [syn: {curtsy}]
5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" [also: {bobbing}, {bobbed}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bobbed See {bob}
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