bob

/bˈɑb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

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”
3. remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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”
5. cut hair in the style of a bob
   “Bernice bobs her hair these days!”

noun

1. a former monetary unit in Great Britain
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
4. a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
5. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
6. a short or shortened tail of certain animals
7. a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
   “he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement”

Synonyms for bob

• bobsled
• dock
• tail
• curtsy
• British shilling
• shilling
• bobsleigh
• bobber
• cork
• bobfloat
• bobtail

Words that rhyme with bob

• job
• hob
• throb
• cob
• knob
• mob
• sob
• swab
• gob
• lob
• blob
• rob
• blowjob
• corncob
• glob
• heartthrob
• hobnob
• kebab
• slob
• snob
• thingamabob
• baab
• bobb
• cobb
• dob
• dobb
• glaab
• grob
• haab
• knobbe