Bobbed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bob \Bob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Bobbing}.] [OE. bobben. See {Bob}, n.]
     1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a
        thing) with a bob. "He bobbed his head." --W. Irving.
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     2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
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              If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . .
              he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants.
                                                    --Elyot.
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     3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
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              Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak.
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     4. To mock or delude; to cheat.
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              To play her pranks, and bob the fool,
              The shrewish wife began.              --Turbervile.
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     5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bob
       n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British
            shilling}, {shilling}]
       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 [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
       4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
       5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing
          line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
       6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail},
           {dock}]
       7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a
          short bob of acknowledgement"
       v 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" [syn: {bobsled}]
       3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
       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" [syn: {curtsy}]
       5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these
          days!"
       [also: {bobbing}, {bobbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bobbed
       See {bob}