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Bob
n. male first name (form of Robert)
 
bob
v. cut hair in a bob; move up and down; appear, emerge
 
n. short haircut worn by women and children; plumb line


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Bob
Bob may refer to:A diminutive of RobertBob (physics), the weight at the end of a pendulumBob (band), a UK indie pop band"Bob" (song), a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from Poodle Hat"Bob" (Red Hot Chili Peppers Song), a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album One Hot MinuteJ.R. "Bob" Dobbs, a figurehead of the satirical Church of the SubGeniusBob cut, a hairstyleBob FM, a radio format in Canada and the U.S.Hurricane Bob, a 1991 hurricaneMicrosoft Bob, an unsuccessful software productA shillingBob, a television comedy starring Bob NewhartBob of Alice and Bob, placeholder characters in cryptography and physics problemsBob's Stores, Northeast retail chain storeBob's Big Boy, Fast food chainBob's Discount Furniture Stores, Northeast furniture chain
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bob
Noun
1. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
(synonym) British shilling, shilling
(hypernym) British monetary unit
(part-meronym) cent
2. a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
(hypernym) hairdo, hair style, coiffure
3. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
(synonym) bobsled, bobsleigh
(hypernym) sled, sledge, sleigh
(derivation) bobsled
4. a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
(hypernym) weight
(hyponym) kite tail
(part-holonym) pendulum
5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
(synonym) bobber, cork, bobfloat
(hypernym) float
(member-holonym) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
6. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
(synonym) bobtail, dock
(hypernym) tail
(derivation) dock, tail
7. a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"
(hypernym) inclination, inclining
(derivation) curtsy
Verb
1. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) bob around, bob about
(derivation) bobber, cork, bobfloat
2. ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
(synonym) bobsled
(hypernym) sled, sleigh
(derivation) bobsled, bobsleigh
(classification) sport, athletics
3. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
(synonym) dock, tail
(hypernym) cut
(derivation) bobtail, dock
4. make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"
(synonym) curtsy
(hypernym) greet, recognize, recognise
(entail) bow, bow down
5. cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!"
(hypernym) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure


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Bob
n. Bob, male first name (form of Robert)
 
Bob (der)
n. bobsleigh, bobsled, type of sled used in snow

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bob (m)
n. bob, sunhat

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