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bob

(b/A/b )

a former monetary unit in Great Britain(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
british shilling, shilling

source: wordnet30
a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around(noun.body)

source: wordnet30
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bobsled, bobsleigh

source: wordnet30
a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bobber, bobfloat, cork

source: wordnet30
a short or shortened tail of certain animals(noun.animal)

Synonym:
bobtail, dock

source: wordnet30
a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)(noun.act)

Example:
He gave me a short bob of acknowledgement.

source: wordnet30
Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.(noun)

source: webster1913

move up and down repeatedly(verb.motion)

Example:
Her rucksack bobbed gently on her back.

Synonym:
bounce, jounce

source: wordnet30
ride a bobsled(verb.motion)

Example:
The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure.

Synonym:
bobsled

source: wordnet30
remove or shorten the tail of an animal(verb.contact)

Synonym:
dock, tail

source: wordnet30
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect(verb.communication)

Synonym:
curtsy

source: wordnet30
cut hair in the style of a bob(verb.body)

Example:
Bernice bobs her hair these days!.

source: wordnet30
To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.(verb)

source: webster1913
To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.(verb)

source: webster1913