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Another word for bob

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Noun
Verb

  1. To move jerkily down and up

    See also:

    bow

    bounce

  2. To cut short

    See also:

    trim

    cut

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Sentence Examples

  • Now he wants to bob up again.

  • Bob made paint, Beverly made nails.

  • Kiera watched Talal smile and bob another bow.

  • The motion of the bob of a spherical pendulum, i e.

  • i.): " Raise the sight, and if it keeps in line with a plumb bob, it can be as confidently relied upon as the line of metal, if the trunnions are horizontal.

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