bob

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-bb-) 1 ~ (sth) (up and down) to move or make sth move quickly up and down, especially in water: [V] Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour. * [VN] She bobbed her head nervously. * The maid bobbed a curtsy. 2 [VN] to cut sb's hair so that it is the same length all the way around PHRASALVERBS bob up to come to the surface suddenly: The dark head of a seal bobbed up a few yards away. noun 1 a quick movement down and up of your head and body: a bob of the head 2 a style of a woman's hair in which it is cut the same length all the way around: She wears her hair in a bob. 3 (plural bob) (informal) an old British coin, the SHILLING, worth 12 old pence: That'll cost a few bob (= a lot of money). 4 = BOBSLEIGH IDIOMS see BIT