bob
verb/bɒb/
/bɑːb/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bob | /bɒb/ /bɑːb/ |
| he / she / it bobs | /bɒbz/ /bɑːbz/ |
| past simple bobbed | /bɒbd/ /bɑːbd/ |
| past participle bobbed | /bɒbd/ /bɑːbd/ |
| -ing form bobbing | /ˈbɒbɪŋ/ /ˈbɑːbɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move quickly up and down, especially in water
- a plastic bottle bobbing along in the current
- bob up and down Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour.
- bob something (up and down) She bobbed her head nervously.
- The maid bobbed a curtsy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- slightly
- about
- …
- bob up and down
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- [transitive] bob something to cut somebody’s hair so that it is the same length all the way aroundTopics Appearancec2More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
Word Originverb sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. verb sense 2 late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.
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