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bob

1  [bob] noun, verb, bobbed, bob⋅bing.
Use bob in a Sentence
–noun
1. a short, jerky motion: a bob of the head.
–verb (used with object)
2. to move quickly down and up: to bob the head.
3. to indicate with such a motion: to bob a greeting.
–verb (used without object)
4. to make a jerky motion with the head or body.
5. to move about with jerky, usually rising and falling motions: The ball bobbed upon the waves.
—Verb phrase
6. bob up, to emerge or appear, esp. unexpectedly: A familiar face bobbed up in the crowd.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME bobben. See bob 2
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bob

2  [bob] noun, verb, bobbed, bob⋅bing.
–noun
1. a style of short haircut for women and children.
2. a docked horse's tail.
3. a dangling or terminal object, as the weight on a pendulum or a plumb line.
4. a short, simple line in a verse or song, esp. a short refrain or coda.
5. Angling.
a. a knot of worms, rags, etc., on a string.
b. a float for a fishing line.
6. a bobsled or bob skate.
7. Scot. a bunch, cluster, or wad, esp. a small bouquet of flowers.
8. Obsolete. walking beam.
–verb (used with object)
9. to cut short; dock: They bobbed their hair to be in style.
–verb (used without object)
10. to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.
11. Angling. to fish with a bob.
Origin:
1300–50; ME bobbe (n.) spray, cluster, bunch (of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc.); of uncert. orig.

bob

3  [bob] noun, verb, bobbed, bob⋅bing.
–noun
1. a tap; light blow.
2. a polishing wheel of leather, felt, or the like.
–verb (used with object)
3. to tap; strike lightly.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME bobben to strike, beat, perh. imit. See bop 2

bob

4  [bob]
–noun, plural bob. British Informal.
a shilling.
Origin:
1780–90; perh. from Bob

Bob

  [bob]
–noun
a male given name, form of Robert.
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bob 1   (bŏb)   
v.   bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

v.   tr.

  1. To hit lightly and quickly; tap.

  2. To cause to move up and down: bobbed my head in response to the question.

v.   intr.

  1. To move up and down: a cork bobbing on the water.

  2. To grab at floating or hanging objects with the teeth: bobbed for apples.

  3. To curtsy or bow.

n.  

  1. A tap or light blow.

  2. A quick, jerky movement of the head or body.

Phrasal Verb(s):
bob upTo appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.

[Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]
bob 2   (bŏb)   
n.  

  1. A small, knoblike pendent object, such as a plumb bob.

  2. A fishing float or cork.

  3. A small lock or curl of hair.

  4. A woman's or child's short haircut.

  5. Informal Surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose.

  6. The docked tail of a horse.

    1. A bobsled.

    2. A bob skate.

v.   bobbed, bob·bing, bobs

v.   intr.
To fish with a bob.
v.   tr.
To cut short or reshape: bobbed her hair; had his nose bobbed.

[Middle English bobbe, cluster of fruit.]
bob'ber n.
bob 3   (bŏb)   
n.   pl. bob Chiefly British
A shilling.

[Origin unknown.]
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Word Origin & History

bob  (1)
"short, jerking motion," 1386, probably connected to M.E. bobben "to strike, beat" (c.1280), perhaps of echoic origin. Another early sense was "to make a fool of, cheat" (c.1320). As a slang word for "shilling" it is attested from 1789, but the signification is unknown.

bob  (2)
"short hair," 1688, attested 1577 in sense of "a horse's tail cut short," from earlier bobbe "cluster" (as of leaves), c.1340, a northern word, perhaps of Celtic origin (cf. Ir. baban "tassel, cluster," Gael. babag). Used over the years in various senses connected by the notion of "round, hanging mass," e.g. the meaning "weight at the end of a line" (1659). The hair sense was revived with a shift in women's styles early 20c. (verb 1918, noun 1926). Related words include bobby pin (1936); and bobby socks (1943), which are "shortened" (compared to knee-socks); derivative bobby-soxer first attested 1944. Also bobsled (1839), a short type.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

BOB

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bolivian Bolivano.

Investopedia Commentary

The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.

See also: Currency, FOREX, Hard Currency, Money

Also spelled: BOB

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Computing Dictionary

Bob
David Betz. A tiny object-oriented language.
(ftp://ftp.mv.com/pub/ddj/packages/bob15.arc).
[Dr Dobbs J, Sep 1991, p.26].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
BOB

  1. best of breed

  2. Bolivia—boliviano

  3. Bureau of the Budget

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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