Word a Day
bob
What does bob mean?
bob (verb): move up and down repeatedly.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use bob in a sentence?
- Her rucksack bobbed gently on her back. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bob?
/bɑb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bob come from?
From Middle English bobben (“to move up and down or back and forth”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bob” mean?
move up and down repeatedly
Right! That's what “bob” means.
send via the postal service
Not quite: that's what mail means.
obtain or provide money for
Not quite: that's what finance means.
to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
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