- a quick movement down and up of your head and body
- a bob of the head
- a hairstyle in which the hair is cut at the same fairly short or medium length all the way around
- She wears her hair in a bob.
- (plural bob)(informal) an old British coin, the shilling, worth 12 old pence
- That'll cost a few bob (= a lot of money).
- (British English also bobsleigh, North American English also bobsled)a racing sledge (= a vehicle for two or more people that slides over snow)
Word Originnoun sense 1 late Middle English: of unknown origin. noun sense 2 and noun sense 4 late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin. noun sense 3 late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
Idioms
See bob in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybits and pieces/bobs
- (British English, informal) small objects or items of various kinds
- She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
- I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket.
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