Bob vs. Sob
Bobverb
(transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
Bobverb
(transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop
Bobverb
Short form of bobsleigh
Bobverb
(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
Bobverb
(transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
Bobverb
To curtsy.
Bobverb
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
Bobnoun
A bobbing motion; a quick up and down movement.
Bobnoun
A curtsy.
Bobnoun
A bobber.
Bobnoun
Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
Bobnoun
Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail.
Bobnoun
A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
Bobnoun
A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
Bobnoun
The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
Bobnoun
A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
Bobnoun
A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
Bobnoun
A working beam.
Bobnoun
A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
Bobnoun
A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.
Bobnoun
The refrain of a song.
Bobnoun
A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
Bobnoun
A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
Bobnoun
A shilling.
Bobverb
To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.
Bobverb
To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
Bobverb
To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
Bobverb
To mock or delude; to cheat.
Bobverb
To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.
Bobverb
To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
Bobverb
To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
Bobnoun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Bobnoun
a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around
Bobnoun
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
Bobnoun
a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
Bobnoun
a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line
Bobnoun
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
Bobnoun
a short abrupt inclination (as of the head);
Bobverb
move up and down repeatedly;
Bobverb
ride a bobsled;
Bobverb
remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Bobverb
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect;
Bobverb
cut hair in the style of a bob;
Sobnoun
A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.
Sobnoun
(onomatopoeia) sound of sob
Sobverb
(intransitive) to weep with convulsive gasps.
Sobverb
(transitive) to say (something) while sobbing.
Sobverb
To soak.
Sobverb
To soak.
Sobverb
To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a convulsive drawing in of the breath.
Sobnoun
The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of the breath, as in sorrow.
Sobnoun
Any sorrowful cry or sound.
Sobnoun
a dyspneic condition
Sobnoun
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
Sobnoun
convulsive gasp made while weeping
Sobverb
weep convulsively;
