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bob [ bob ]


noun  (plural bobs)
Definition:
 
1. woman's short haircut: a woman's short haircut, especially a straight cut at chin length

2. something cut short: something that has been shortened, e.g. a horse's tail when docked, a dog's ears when clipped

3. operation on nose: a surgical shortening or reshaping of the nose ( informal )

4. sports  ( informal )
Same as  bobsled




transitive verb  (past and past participle bobbed, present participle bob·bing, 3rd person present singular bobs)
Definition:
 
cut hair short: to cut a person's hair or a horse's tail short so that it is all one length

[14th century. Origin ?]
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