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Grammar : Verb
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Phonetic Transcription : bɒb



Definition of bob

Origin :
  • "move with a short, jerking motion," late 14c., probably connected to Middle English bobben "to strike, beat" (late 13c.), perhaps of echoic origin. Another early sense was "to make a fool of, cheat" (early 14c.). Related: Bobbed; bobbing. The sense in bobbing for apples (or cherries) recorded by 1799.
  • verb bounce up and down
Example sentences :
  • This process is performed by girls, with the aid of what is called a “bob” or “glazer.”
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
  • "Bob, it's damned hard to find a straight-legged dog," laughed Danby.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "I thought I'd come back and tell you," said Bob Lewis, apologetically.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Captain Bob has been a Sandy Hook pilot for some years back.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • "Cap'n Bob stopped it, sir," was sure to have been the proffered reply.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Come here tomorrow and let me know how she got through and I'll give ye five bob.'
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Well, we had it measured and I was right, and it cost her me fare and fifteen bob besides.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • There Bob enveloped him in his arms, struggling and kicking, and put him on the horse.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Bob ought to be a Christian; he won't be safe two minutes at a time until he is.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • If I believe that, why don't I pray for Bob, so that he'll be converted?
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

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