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- pronunciation:
- bab
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a style of short haircut, usu. for women and children.
After having long hair for years, she loved her new short bob. |
definition 2: |
a small heavy object that hangs, as at the end of a plumb line.
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definition 3: |
a buoyant object, such as a cork, used in fishing; bobber.
- synonyms:
- bobber
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related words: |
coiffure, crop, trim, weight |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
bobs, bobbing, bobbed |
definition: |
to cut very short, as hair, or as manes, tails, and the like in animals.
They bobbed the horse's tail.- similar words:
- dock
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related words: |
crop, trim, truncate |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to try to seize floating or dangling objects with the mouth, as in a game.
They bobbed for apples at the Halloween party. |
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