A short or shortened tail of certain animals
English: bobtail, bob, dock
bobEnglish
bob, bobsled, dock, British shilling, bobber
Common
#4,763 of the corpus · 19.3 per million words · 82,473 occurrences
Noun
A small float usually made of cork, attached to a fishing line
English: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat
A former monetary unit in Great Britain
English: British shilling, shilling, bob
5 more noun senses
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
English: bobsled, bobsleigh, bob
A hair style for women and children, a short haircut all around
English: bob
A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
English: bob
Bahasa: ladung
A short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
English: bob
A woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance
English: bouffant
Bahasa: sasak
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Verb
Move up and down repeatedly
English: bob
Bahasa: terkatung-katung, terumbang-ambing, turun naik
Ride a bobsled
English: bobsled, bob
Bahasa: turun naik
Make a curtsy, usually done only by girls and women, as a sign of respect
English: curtsy, bob
2 more verb senses
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
English: dock, tail, bob
Cut hair in the style of a bob
English: bob