bob
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Types & categories
- British monetary unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
- cent part meronym
Sense 2 verb
move up and down repeatedly
her rucksack bobbed gently on her back
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- dabble hyponym
- bob around hyponym
Related & opposite
- bobber derivation
Sense 3 noun
a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
Types & categories
- coif hypernym
Related & opposite
- bob derivation
Sense 4 verb
ride a bobsled
The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure
Types & categories
- sled hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
Types & categories
- sledge hypernym
Related & opposite
- bobsled derivation
Sense 6 verb
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Types & categories
- cut hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
Types & categories
- weight hypernym
- kite tail hyponym
- plumb bob hyponym
- sounding lead hyponym
Parts & wholes
- pendulum part holonym
Sense 8 verb
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand
Types & categories
- greet hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Types & categories
- float hypernym
Parts & wholes
- fishing gear member holonym
Related & opposite
- bob derivation
Sense 10 verb
cut hair in the style of a bob
Bernice bobs her hair these days!
Types & categories
- coiffure hypernym
Related & opposite
- bob derivation
Sense 11 noun
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Types & categories
- tail hypernym
Related & opposite
- tail derivation
Sense 12 noun
a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)
he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement
Types & categories
- inclining hypernym
Related & opposite
- curtsy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | British monetary unit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobber |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dabble |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bob around |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bob |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | coif |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobsled |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobsled |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sled |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobsled |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sledge |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tail |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobtail |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | cut |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | pendulum |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | weight |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | kite tail |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | plumb bob |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | sounding lead |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | bob |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | curtsy |
| 8 | entails | Related & opposite | bow |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | greet |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | bob |
| 9 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | fishing gear |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | float |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | bob |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | coiffure |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | tail |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | tail |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | curtsy |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclining |