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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.

To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.

(with ''on'') To perform oral sex on someone.

To curtsy.

To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.

(catch eels using worms strung on thread).

A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.

A curtsy.

A bobber {{gloss|buoyant fishing device}}.

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

A bob haircut.

Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when hanging from it.

The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.

The docked tail of a horse.

The short runner of a sled.

A bobsleigh.

A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.

A working beam in a steam engine.

A particular style of ringing changes on bells.

A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.

(obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.

(obsolete) The refrain of a song.

A short line ending a stanza of a poem.

(obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.

To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.

To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.

To bobsleigh.

(slang) A shilling.

(slang) A 10-cent coin.

(slang) An unspecified amount of money.

(shishkabob).

(demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted around the screen in large numbers.