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:

bob up

1. To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly.

[Middle English bobben, to move up and down, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]

bob² (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.
7. 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.]

bobber bob'ber n.
bob³ (bŏb)
n. Chiefly British., pl. bob.

A shilling.

[Origin unknown.]

At Demon Internet, all tech support personnel are called “Bob”. (Female support personnel have an option on “Bobette”). This has nothing to do with Bob the divine drilling-equipment salesman of the Church of the SubGenius. Nor is it acronymized from “Brother Of BOFH”, though all parties agree it could have been. Rather, it was triggered by an unusually large draft of new tech-support people in 1995. It was observed that there would be much duplication of names. To ease the confusion, it was decided that all support techs would henceforth be known as “Bob”, and identity badges were created labelled “Bob 1” and “Bob 2”. (“No, we never got any further” reports a witness).

The reason for “Bob” rather than anything else is due to a luser calling and asking to speak to “Bob”, despite the fact that no “Bob” was currently working for Tech Support. Since we all know “the customer is always right”, it was decided that there had to be at least one “Bob” on duty at all times, just in case.

This sillyness snowballed inexorably. Shift leaders and managers began to refer to their groups of “bobs”. Whole ranks of support machines were set up (and still exist in the DNS as of 1999) as bob1 through bobN. Then came alt.tech-support.recovery, and it was filled with Demon support personnel. They all referred to themselves, and to others, as “bob”, and after a while it caught on. There is now a Bob Code describing the Bob nature.

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IN BRIEF: To move with short, jerky motions.

If you agree, just bob your head.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain
  Synonyms: British shilling, shilling

Meaning #2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around

Meaning #3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
  Synonyms: bobsled, bobsleigh

Meaning #4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string

Meaning #5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
  Synonyms: bobber, cork, bobfloat

Meaning #6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals
  Synonyms: bobtail, dock

Meaning #7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

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The verb bob has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: move up and down repeatedly

Meaning #2: ride a bobsled
  Synonym: bobsled

Meaning #3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal
  Synonyms: dock, tail

Meaning #4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
  Synonym: curtsy

Meaning #5: cut hair in the style of a bob

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - bobbe, klippe kort
v. intr. - køre bobslæde
n. - bobslæde

2.
n. - kast med hovedet, ryk
v. intr. - hoppe op og ned, danse, vippe
v. tr. - knikse, neje

3.
n. - hop, ryk

4.
n. - vægt, lod

idioms:

• bob's your uncle    så er den hjemme, så er den i vinkel, voila!

Nederlands (Dutch)
dobberen, knikken, happen, revérence maken, haar kort knippen (vrouw), knot, kort kapsel, stootje (omhoog), revérence, wending in klokkenmelodie, bobslee, slag, shilling

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - faire une petite révérence
v. intr. - s'agiter, attraper (qch) avec les dents
n. - petit coup, petite révérence

idioms:

• bob up    surgir brusquement, revenir à la surface

2.
n. - ligne flottante, boucle, mèche courte, coiffure courte, coiffure au carré, queue écourtée (d'un cheval), bobsleigh, patin (coureur)
v. intr. - pêcher à la ligne flottante
v. tr. - couper court ou au carré

3.
n. - (GB) shilling (arch)

4.
n. - changement de l'ordre (dans un carillonnement)

idioms:

• bob's your uncle    c'est simple comme bonjour

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schaukeln, wippen, knicksen, sich auf u. ab bewegen
n. - kurze Bewegung, Ruck

idioms:

• bob up    auftauchen

2.
n. - Bubikopf
v. - kurz schneiden (Haar), sich einen Bubikopf schneiden lassen

3.
n. - Schilling

4.
n. - harmonisches Wechselgeläute (Glocken)

idioms:

• bob's your uncle    die Sache ist geritzt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κινώ/-ούμαι πάνω-κάτω, χοροπηδάω, ανεβοκατεβαίνω, σκαμπανεβάζω
n. - χοροπήδημα, σκαμπανέβασμα, κοντά μαλλιά, καρέ, σελίνι, κωδωνοκρουσία

idioms:

• Bob's your uncle    όλα εντάξει

Italiano (Italian)
galleggiare, truffare, scellino

idioms:

• Bob's your uncle    questo é tutto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vir à tona, bater de leve, acenar (a cabeça)
n. - pêndulo (m), pancada (f), cabelo curto (m) (de mulher ou criança)

idioms:

• Bob's your uncle    eureca! (coloq.) (Brit.)

Русский (Russian)
плавать на поверхности, коротко стричь, поплавок, короткая стрижка, бабки, старый англ. шиллинг

idioms:

• Bob's your uncle    все в порядке, все путем

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - mover, menear, agitar
v. intr. - agitarse, balancearse, menearse
n. - agitación, meneo, movimiento

idioms:

• bob up    aparecer de improviso

2.
n. - chelín, lenteja (de péndulo)
v. intr. - fluctuar
v. tr. - menear, sacudir

3.
n. - plomada, boya, cebo

4.
n. - pelo, moñito , bucle

idioms:

• bob's your uncle    ¡le añades un poco de agua y listo!, diminutivo de Robert

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bobba (hår), guppa, hoppa, bocka
n. - tyngd, hårknut, knyck, knuff, bockning

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 截短, 剪短, 轻敲, 轻打, 行屈膝礼, 跃起, 一串, 短发式, 一束

2. 上下快速摆动, 屈膝礼, 跳跃, 跳跃舞, 用浮子钓鱼, 使上下快速摆动

3. 一先令

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
一切如意

1.
n. - 上下快速擺動, 屈膝禮, 跳躍, 跳躍舞
v. intr. - 上下快速擺動, 用浮子釣魚
v. tr. - 使上下快速擺動

2.
n. - 一先令

3.
v. tr. - 截短, 剪短, 輕敲, 輕打
v. intr. - 行屈膝禮, 躍起
n. - 一串, 短髮式, 一束

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - ~를 짧게 깎다
v. intr. - 갯지렁이 낚싯밥을 물고기를 낚다
n. - 단발머리, 추, 갯지렁이 낚싯밥

2.
n. - 까딱하고 움직이기, 인사
v. intr. - 까딱 움직이다, 끄덕 인사하다
v. tr. - ~을 까딱 움직이다, ~을 나타내다

3.
n. - 가볍게 툭 치기

4.
n. - 실링

Robert의 애칭

idioms:

• bob's your uncle    만사 오케이

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひょいと動く, ひょいと動かす, おじぎをする, ボブスタイルにする, ひょいとお辞儀する, 短く切る
n. - ボブ, ひょいと動くこと, ボブスタイル, おもり, 浮き

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أمل أو هز ( رأسه), قص ( شعره) قصيرا, صعد و هبط (الاسم) قصه شعر قصيرة, ثقل في رقاص الساعه, شلن (عمله أنكليزيه قديمه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניסה לתפוס בפיו‬
v. intr. - ‮נע מעלה ומטה, קד קידה, רקד, שב לפעולה לאחר מפלה‬
n. - ‮התנועעות, קידה, קפיצה, הבעת סיפוק שלם‬
n. - ‮תספורת קצרה, משקולת בקצה מטוטלת או עפיפון, ציצית שיער, שורה קצרה בשיר, מגררת שלג מכנית‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה תספורת קצרה, נסע במגררת‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה תספורת קצרה‬
n. - ‮שילינג‬
n. - ‮שינוי סדר הצלצול של פעמונים‬
bob's your uncle - ‮פשוט וקל, ההצלחה מובטחת‬

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