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  2. bob your head. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bob your head to move your head down quickly as a way of showing respect, greeting someone, or agreeing with them He spoke to the girl, who bobbed her head. → bob Examples from the Corpus bob your head • She reddened and bobbed her head and sat down a little awkwardly.

  3. Jul 27, 2019 · 1) A nod is you moving your head really down and up when agreeing with something. 2) A bob is a small, quick down and up movement you make when acknowledging someone when walking past them or something like that. I've always used the word 'nod' for both of those actions. So I'm just confused.

  4. to bend your head forward, often as a way of showing respect or expressing thanks, or because you are embarrassed or thinking: We bowed our heads in prayer . He bowed his head and stared at his hands while his punishment was discussed .

  5. bob the head. 3. : to polish with a bob : buff. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to move up and down briefly or repeatedly. b. : to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly. 2. : to nod or curtsy briefly. 3. : to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth.

  6. noun. us / bɑːb / uk / bɒb / bob noun (HAIRSTYLE) [ C ] plural bobs. 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. Yagi Studio/DigitalVision/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bob noun (MONEY) [ C ] UK old-fashioned informal plural bob.

  7. Apr 23, 2024 · bob in British English. (bɒb ) noun. 1. a hairstyle for women and children in which the hair is cut short evenly all round the head. 2. a dangling or hanging object, such as the weight on a pendulum or on a plumb line. 3. a polishing disc on a rotating spindle.

  8. [intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move quickly up and down, especially in water bob up and down Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbor. bob something (up and down) She bobbed her head nervously. The maid bobbed a curtsy. Take your English to the next level.

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