Meaning of bob In English

• 0 to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water:

  • In the harbour, the boats bobbed gently up and down on the water.

  • I dropped the bottle into the water and watched it bob up to the surface a moment later.

  • Suddenly a head bobbed up from behind the hedge.

  • She bobbed a curtsy (= bent down from the knees briefly as a sign of respect) to the Queen.

• 1 a women's hairstyle with the hair cut to neck length all around the head:

  • I've had/worn my hair in a bob for ages.

• 2 a shilling : a British coin used in the past:

  • That coat cost me ten bob in 1956.

• 3 a quick movement up and down:

  • She acknowledged me with a quick bob of her head.

• 4 small things or jobs of different types

• 5 used to mean that something will happen very quickly and simply:

  • Just tell them you're a friend of mine and, Bob's your uncle, you'll get the job.

• 6 to move up and down quickly and gently:

  • Empty cans and bottles bobbed in the water of the harbor.

• 7 a hairstyle that is short at the front while the other hair is cut to neck length all around the head:

  • She wears her hair in a bob.