Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bob
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1. v. & n. --v.intr. (bobbed, bobbing) 1 move quickly up and down; dance. 2 (usu. foll. by back, up) a bounce buoyantly. b emerge suddenly; become active or conspicuous again after a defeat etc. 3 curtsy. 4 (foll. by for) try to catch with the mouth alone (fruit etc. floating or hanging). --n. 1 a jerking or bouncing movement, esp. upward. 2 a curtsy. 3 one of several kinds of change in long peals in bell-ringing. Etymology: 14th c.: prob. imit. 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a short hairstyle for women and children. 2 a weight on a pendulum, plumb-line, or kite-tail. 3 = BOB-SLEIGH. 4 a horse's docked tail. 5 a short line at or towards the end of a stanza. 6 a knot of hair; a tassel-shaped curl. --v. (bobbed, bobbing) 1 tr. cut (a woman's or child's hair) so that it hangs clear of the shoulders. 2 intr. ride on a bob-sleigh. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 3. n. (pl. same) Brit. sl. a former shilling (now = 5 decimal pence). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn. 4. n. Phrases and idioms bob's your uncle Brit. sl. an expression of completion or satisfaction. Etymology: pet-form of the name Robert
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I. verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: Middle English ~en Date: 13th century transitive verb to strike with a quick light blow ; rap, to move up and down in a short quick movement , to polish with a ~ ; buff, intransitive verb 1. to move up and down briefly or repeatedly , to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly , to nod or curtsy briefly, to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth , II. noun Date: circa 1550 1. a short quick down-and-up motion, any of several folk dances, a blow or tap especially with the fist, 3. a modification of the order in change ringing, a method of change ringing using a ~, a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges, III. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: Middle English ~ben, from Old French ~er Date: 14th century deceive, cheat, to take by fraud ; filch, IV. noun Etymology: Middle English ~be Date: 14th century 1. a. bunch, cluster, nosegay, a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair, a short haircut on a woman or child, float 2a, a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line), trifle 1 , V. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1675 to cut shorter ; crop , to cut (hair) in the style of a ~, VI. noun (plural ~) Etymology: perhaps from the name Bob Date: 1789 shilling, VII. noun Date: 1856 ~sled ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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