bob
//bɒb//
Verb
bobInfinitive
bobPresent tense
bobbedPast tense
bobbedPast participle
bobbingPresent participle
bobsThird-person singular
1
To move up and down quickly and repeatedly, especially in water or air.
The small boat bobbed gently on the waves.
2
To cut hair short so that it hangs evenly around the head.
She decided to bob her hair for the summer.
Noun
bobSingular
bobsPlural
1
A quick, short movement up and down.
She gave a quick bob of her head to say hello.
2
A short hairstyle in which the hair is cut evenly around the head, typically at jaw level.
She decided to cut her long hair into a bob.
3
(British, informal, dated) A shilling.
It only cost a few bob back in those days.