- bob for apples
- ► bob for apples try to catch floating apples with one's mouth, as a game.Main Entry: ↑bob
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bob for apples — try to catch floating or hanging apples with one s mouth alone, as a game * * * bob for apples : to play a children s game in which you try to grab floating or hanging apples with your teeth • • • Main Entry: ↑bob … Useful english dictionary
bob for apples — try to catch floating apples with one s mouth, as a game. → Bob s your uncle … English new terms dictionary
bob — Ⅰ. bob [1] ► VERB (bobbed, bobbing) 1) make or cause to make a quick, short movement up and down. 2) curtsy briefly. ► NOUN ▪ a quick, short movement up and down. ● … English terms dictionary
bob — 1 verb 1 MOVE IN WATER (I) to move up and down when floating on the surface of water: bob up and down: The boat was bobbing up and down on the waves. 2 MOVE SOMEWHERE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move quickly in a particular direction (+… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bob — bob1 /bob/, n., v., bobbed, bobbing. n. 1. a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head. v.t. 2. to move quickly down and up: to bob the head. 3. to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting. v.i. 4. to make a jerky motion with the head or body … Universalium
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 … English new terms dictionary
bob — I [[t]bɒb[/t]] n. v. bobbed, bob•bing 1) a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head[/ex] 2) to move quickly down and up 3) to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting[/ex] 4) to make a jerky motion with the head or body 5) to move about with… … From formal English to slang
bob — I. verb (bobbed; bobbing) Etymology: Middle English boben Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to strike with a quick light blow ; rap 2. to move up and down in a short quick movement < bob the head > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bob — may refer to:* A diminutive of Robert * Bob (physics), the weight at the end of a pendulum * BOB (band), a UK indie pop band * Bob (song), a song by Weird Al Yankovic from Poodle Hat * Bob , a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from the album One… … Wikipedia
bob — {{11}}bob (n.1) act of bobbing, 1540s, from BOB (Cf. bob) (v.1). As a slang word for shilling it is attested from 1789, but the signification is unknown. {{12}}bob (n.2) short hair, 1680s, attested 1570s in sense of a horse s tail cut short, from … Etymology dictionary
