Word

bob, v.
(bobbed, bobbing, bobs)
freq. cnt. 6

move up and down repeatedly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

bob

sample sentences

"her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bobber

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

dabble bob around, bob about

cut hair in the style of a bob
<verb.body>

bob

sample sentences

"Bernice bobs her hair these days!"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s their hair

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bob

semantic pointers

hypernym

arrange, do, dress, set, coif, coiffe, coiffure

make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
<verb.communication>

bob curtsy

sample sentences

"She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

curtsy

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bob

semantic pointers

hypernym

greet, recognize, recognise

entailment

bow, bow down

remove or shorten the tail of an animal
<verb.contact>

bob dock tail

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dock

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tail

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bob

semantic pointers

hypernym

cut

ride a bobsled
<verb.motion>

bob bobsled

sample sentences

"The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bobsled bobsled

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

bob

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

sport, athletics

hypernym

sled, sleigh