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English

Verb
en-verb|bob|b|ing

1. intransitive To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water.

#: The cork bobbed gently in the calm water.
#: The ball, which we had thought lost, suddenly bobbed up out of the water.

1. transitive To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

#: I bobbed my head under water and saw the goldfish.
#: bob one's head (= to nod)

Translations
trans-top|move vertically at surface of water
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|move (something) as though it were bobbing in water
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
bobber
bob for apples
bob up

Noun
bob (plural bobs except as shown below)

1. A bobbing motion.
2. A bob haircut.
3. (plural bob) A shilling.

#: Beer�s gone up two bob a pint.

1. Short form of bobsleigh
2. shishkabob
3. The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.

Usage notes
The use of bob for shilling is dated slang in the UK and Australia, since decimalisation. In East African countries where the currency is the shilling, it is current usage, and not considered slang.

Translations

trans-top|bobbing motion
trans-mid
trans-bottom

bob haircut
See bob haircut

shilling
See shilling

Derived terms
shilling
bob-a-job
bent as a two bob

Verb
en-verb|bob|b|ing

1. transitive To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.

#: I got my hair bobbed. How do you like it?

1. transitive To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop

Translations

trans-top|cut into a bob haircut
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Category:English palindromes
Category:Hair

Bosnian

Noun
bob m (p: bobovi)

1. broad bean
2. horse bean

Declension
bs-decl-noun
|bob|bobovi
|boba|bobova
|bobu|bobovima
|bob|bobove
|bobe|bobovi
|bobom|bobovima
|bobu|bobovima

Category:Bosnian nouns

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|bobovi

1. broad bean
2. horse bean

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|bob|bobovi
|boba|bobova
|bobu|bobovima
|bob|bobove
|bobe|bobovi
|bobu|bobovima
|bobom|bobovima

Romanian

Etymology
From SH.|ro bob.

Noun
ro-noun|gend=n

1. a type of bean
2. any seed, pit, stone, berry

Serbian

Noun
bob m (p: bobovi)

1. broad bean
2. horse bean

Cyrillic spelling
боб#Serbian|боб

Declension
sr-decl-noun
|bob|bobovi
|boba|bobova
|bobu|bobovima
|bob|bobove
|bobe|bobovi
|bobom|bobovima
|bobu|bobovima

Category:Serbian nouns

Welsh

Adjective
infl|cy|adjective|variant form of|pob

1. all, every, each

de:bob
el:bob
fr:bob
io:bob
it:bob
ku:bob
pl:bob
ru:bob
sl:bob
fi:bob
te:bob
vi:bob
tr:bob
vo:bob
zh:bob

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