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What does bob mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
  2. (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
  3. To curtsy.
  4. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
Noun
  1. A bobbing motion.
  2. A bobber.
  3. A curtsy.
Noun
  1. A bob haircut.
  2. Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it
  3. The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
  4. The docked tail of a horse.
  5. A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
  6. The short runner of a sled.
  7. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
  8. A working beam in a steam engine.
  9. A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
  10. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
  11. (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
  12. (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
  13. (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
  2. (transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
  3. Short form of bobsleigh
Noun
  1. (Kenya, slang ; UK and Australia, historical, dated) A shilling.
  2. (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
  3. (slang) An unspecified amount of money.
Noun
  1. Abbreviation of shishkabob.
Noun
  1. (computer graphics, demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.
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