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Definitions for Bobbing

[1] the effect on a radarscope of the fluctuation of a radar echo because of alternating interference and reinforcement of the reflected waves.
[2] a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head.
[3] to move quickly down and up: to bob the head.
[4] to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.
[5] to make a jerky motion with the head or body.
[6] to move about with jerky, usually rising and falling motions: The ball bobbed upon the waves.
[7] bob up , to emerge or appear, especially unexpectedly: A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd.
[8] a style of short haircut for women and children.
[9] a docked horse's tail.
[10] a dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.
[11] a short, simple line in a verse or song, especially a short refrain or coda.
[12] Angling . a knot of worms, rags, etc., on a string. a float for a fishing line.
[13] a bobsled or bob skate.
[14] Scot. a bunch, cluster, or wad, especially a small bouquet of flowers.
[15] Obsolete . walking beam.
[16] to cut short; dock: They bobbed their hair to be in style.
[17] to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.
[18] Angling . to fish with a bob.
[19] a tap; light blow.
[20] a polishing wheel of leather, felt, or the like.
[21] to tap; strike lightly.
[22] Bob's your uncle slang everything is or will turn out all right
[23] to move or cause to move up and down repeatedly, as while floating in water
[24] to move or cause to move with a short abrupt movement, as of the head
[25] to make (a bow or curtsy) the little girl bobbed before the visitor
[26] (intr usually foll by up ) to appear or emerge suddenly
[27] (intr; foll by under, below, etc ) to disappear suddenly, as beneath a surface
[28] (intr usually foll by for ) to attempt to get hold (of a floating or hanging object, esp an apple) in the teeth as a game
[29] a short abrupt movement, as of the head
[30] a quick curtsy or bow
[31] bell-ringing a particular set of changes
[32] angling short for bobfloat the topmost fly on a cast of three, often fished bobbing at the surface this position on a wet-fly cast
[33] a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head
[34] a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line
[35] a polishing disc on a rotating spindle. It is usually made of felt, leather, etc, impregnated with an abrasive material
[36] short for bob skate, bobsleigh
[37] a runner or pair of runners on a bobsled
[38] angling a small knot of worms, maggots, etc, used as bait
[39] a very short line of verse at the end of a stanza or preceding a rhyming quatrain (the wheel) at the end of a stanza
[40] a refrain or burden with such a short line or lines
[41] a docked tail, esp of a horse
[42] British dialect a hanging cluster, as of flowers or ribbons
[43] (tr) to cut (the hair) in a bob
[44] (tr) to cut short (something, esp the tail of an animal); dock or crop
[45] (intr) to ride on a bobsled
[46] to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)
[47] a light knock; tap
[48] British (formerly) an informal word for a shilling (def. 1)

Words related to Bobbing

oscillate, quiver, jounce, jerk, nod, skip, duck, quaver, seesaw, bow, genuflect, leap, hop, wobble, waggle, ricochet, weave

Words nearby Bobbing

bobbin and fly frame, bobbin and joan, bobbin lace, bobbin turning, bobbinet, bobbing, bobble, bobble hat, bobblehead, bobbsey twins, bobby

Origin of Bobbing

31350–1400; Middle English bobben to strike, beat, perhaps imitative See bop2

Word origin for Bobbing

C19: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Bobbing

bow, duck, genuflect, hop, jerk, jounce, leap, nod, oscillate, quaver, quiver, ricochet, seesaw, skip, waggle, weave, wobble