Referring to hair, cut uniformly to a specific length
“She flaunted her bobbed hair, showcasing its neat and uniform length.”
Past tense for to move quickly and abruptly, especially up and down
“A can would fall from a post into the creek and would bob in the water until it disappeared behind an old shed and high grass.”
Past tense for to move in a single downward vertical motion
“Mr. Woodson must have been bored by the service because I noticed his head bob a few times.”
Past tense for to shorten by cutting
“The modern woman of this time wears trousers and short hair, so Marjorie wonders whether Bernice should bob her hair.”
Past tense for to strike with a quick, light blow
“Kushina used the ruler to gently bob him in the head.”
Past tense for to make a brief curtsy
“I stand and bob in a curtsy. The Queen seems satisfied. Perhaps she is relenting a little, but my head is too full of Hertford to think of what it might mean.”
Past tense for to move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
(literally or figuratively) Past tense for to move or proceed with a given movement or momentum
Past tense for to rebound or ricochet off something
Past tense for to beat or throb in a rhythmic manner
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