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Definition: Meaning of, bob in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɒb /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
bob bobbed bobbed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bobbing bobs
  1. move on water [intransitive] to move up and down when floating on the surface of water
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  2. move somewhere [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move quickly in a particular direction
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  3. bob your head to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with them
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  4. cut hair [transitive] to cut someone's, especially a woman's, hair in a bob
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bob bob
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  1. a way of cutting hair so that it hangs to the level of your chin and is the same length all the way round your head
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  2. a quick up and down movement of your head or body, to show respect, agreement, greeting etc
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  3. [plural] informal a SHILLING (= coin used in the past in Britain)
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Bob


Definition: Meaning of, Bob in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bɒb /

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  1. Bob's your uncle! British English spoken used to say that something will be easy to do
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Bob used in phrases

  • Bob Dylan (noun)
    1. born in 1941 united States songwriter noted for his protest songs
  • Bob Hope (noun)
    1. 1903-2003 born in England united States comedian who appeared in films with Bing Crosby
  • Bob Marley (noun)
    1. 1945-1981 jamaican singer who popularized reggae
  • Bob Mathias (noun)
    1. born in 1930 united States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon
  • Bob Woodward (noun)
    1. 1917-1979 united States chemist honoured for synthesizing complex organic compounds
  • Bob's your uncle
    1. easily finished, that's all there is to it
  • Captain Bob (noun)
    1. 1875-1946 explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips
  • Cratchit, Bob
    1. a character in the book A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles DICKENS . Bob Cratchit is a kind poor man who has to work very hard for his employer, SCROOGE . He has a young son, TINY TIM, who is very ill and cannot walk.
  • Dylan, Bob
    1. (1941- ) a US singer and songwriter who has had a great influence on popular songwriting. His early songs in the 1960s were often PROTEST songs on the subjects of war and the civil rights movement in the US, and they include Blowin' in the Wind, and The Times They are A-Changing' .
  • Kane, Bob
    1. (1915-1998) a US comic-book artist, who was the creator of Batman in 1939. Batman was so successful that by 1940 he had his own comic.
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Bob used in phrasal verbs

  • bob up (phrasal verb)
    1. to move up and come into view with a short quick movement
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