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What (who) is bob - definition
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Bob (disambiguation); The Bob; BOB; Bob (song); B.O.B.; "Bob"
bob
bob1
¦ verb (bobs, bobbing, bobbed)
1. make or cause to make a quick, short movement up and down.
(often bob up) make a sudden move so as to appear or disappear.
2. curtsy briefly.
¦ noun
1. a quick, short movement up and down.
2. a brief curtsy.
Phrases
bob and weave (of a boxer) move rapidly up and down and from side to side as an evasive tactic.
bob for apples try to catch floating apples with one's mouth, as a game.
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
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bob2
¦ noun
1. a short hairstyle that hangs evenly all round.
2. a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite tail.
3. a bobsleigh.
4. a short line at or towards the end of a stanza.
¦ verb (bobs, bobbing, bobbed)
1. cut (hair) in a bob.
2. ride on a bobsleigh.
Origin
ME (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin.
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bob3
¦ noun (plural same) Brit. informal a shilling.
Origin
C18: of unknown origin.
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bob4
¦ noun a change of order in bell-ringing.
Origin
C17: perh. connected with bob1.
Bob
¦ noun (in phr. Bob's your uncle) Brit. informal used to express the ease with which a task can be achieved.
Bob
David Betz. A tiny object-oriented language.
ftp://ftp.mv.com/pub/ddj/packages/bob15.arc.
[Dr Dobbs J, Sep 1991, p.26 ].
Examples of use of bob
1. OK, here goes: Hello, I‘m Bob from Se..." "From Seattle, yes, I know, Bob.
2. Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Bob Marley have been the subjects of similar books.
3. though maybe not Bob Bob Dylan performs at the New Orleans jazz festival in April.
4. We were actually talking about going to see Bob, and seeing Bob many times, and you get what Bob gives you.
5. Bob Livingston, Gary Hart, Bob Packwood and Gary Condit represent just a sampling of the fallen.