bob

1 a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: British shilling, shilling]

2 a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

3 a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism [syn: bobsled, bobsleigh]

4 a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

5 a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: bobber, cork, bobfloat]

6 a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, dock]

7 a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"

1 move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

2 ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" [syn: bobsled]

3 remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: dock, tail]

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" [syn: curtsy]

5 cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" [also: bobbing, bobbed]bobbing See bob

English

Verb

bobbing

Bobbing can refer to multiple things:

• Docking, the process of shortening or removing an animal's tail or ears, is also called bobbing
• Hair bobbing is a style in which hair is shortened and lifted
• Bobbing, Kent
• Bobbing for apples
• Head Bobbing, the sidewards movement of the head.
  • In boxing, 'Bobbing' is used to dodge an opponent's punch.
  • In First Person Shooter Video Games, in which the camera moves left and right to simulate the player's head bobbing.
• John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar (Bobbing John, 1675–1732), Scottish Jacobite.

bobbing: one of involuntary movements of eyes which could be seen in comatose patients who suffer from pontin lesions. It is a slow downward movement of eye from mid point and then fast returning to midpoint

head bobbing: Like a nodding, except usually to music rhythmically.