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- [bob]
- /bɒb/
- /bɒbd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bob]
- /bɒb/
Definitions of bobbed word
- adjective bobbed If a woman's hair is bobbed, it is cut in a bob. 3
- adjective bobbed cut short 3
- noun bobbed a tap; light blow. 1
- noun bobbed a polishing wheel of leather, felt, or the like. 1
- verb with object bobbed to tap; strike lightly. 1
- verb without object bobbed to try to snatch floating or dangling objects with the teeth: to bob for apples. 1
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Origin of bobbed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, bob is from the late Middle English word bobben. See bob2
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Parts of speech for Bobbed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bobbed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bobbed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bobbed
adj bobbed
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- coiffed — If someone has neatly coiffed hair, their hair is very carefully arranged.