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Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of bob
1Words nearby bob
boat train, boatwright, boatyard, Boa Vista, Boaz, bob, Bobadilla, boba tea, bobbejaan, bobber, bobbery
Definition for bob (2 of 5)
bob2
[ bob ]
/ bɒb /
noun
verb (used with object), bobbed, bob·bing.
to cut short; dock: They bobbed their hair to be in style.
verb (used without object), bobbed, bob·bing.
to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples.
Angling. to fish with a bob.
Origin of bob
2First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English bobbe (noun) “spray, cluster, bunch (of leaves, flowers, fruit, etc.)”; of uncertain origin
Definition for bob (3 of 5)
bob3
[ bob ]
/ bɒb /
noun
a tap; light blow.
a polishing wheel of leather, felt, or the like.
verb (used with object), bobbed, bob·bing.
to tap; strike lightly.
Origin of bob
3First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bobben “to strike, beat,” perhaps imitative; see bop2
Definition for bob (4 of 5)
bob4
[ bob ]
/ bɒb /
noun, plural bob.British Informal.
a shilling.
Origin of bob
4First recorded in 1780–90; origin unknown; perhaps from Bob
Definition for bob (5 of 5)
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British Dictionary definitions for bob (1 of 5)
bob1
/ (bɒb) /
verb bobs, bobbing or bobbed
noun
Word Origin for bob
C14: of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for bob (2 of 5)
bob2
/ (bɒb) /
noun
verb bobs, bobbing or bobbed
Word Origin for bob
C14 bobbe bunch of flowers, perhaps of Celtic origin
British Dictionary definitions for bob (3 of 5)
bob3
/ (bɒb) /
verb bobs, bobbing or bobbed
to tap or cause to tap or knock lightly (against)
noun
a light knock; tap
Word Origin for bob
C13 bobben to rap, beat; see bop ²
British Dictionary definitions for bob (4 of 5)
Word Origin for bob
C19: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for bob (5 of 5)
Bob
/ (bɒb) /
noun
Bob's your uncle slang everything is or will turn out all right
Word Origin for Bob
C19: perhaps from pet form of Robert
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