bob 1 (b ŏb)
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v. bobbed, bob·bing, bobs v.intr.1. To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water. 2. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples. 3. To fish with a bobber. 4. To curtsy or bow. v.tr. To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question. n.1. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body. 2. A bobber used in fishing. Phrasal Verb: bob up To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.
[Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.] |