Collocations for "bob"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bob" in context.
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bob
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- bob up and down
- bob along the [river, street, screen]
- bob up the [river]
- (just) keep bobbing along
- bob (about, around) on the surface of the [water, lake, sea]
- got her hair bobbed
- bob for apples
- a [fishing, line, plumb] bob
- gave his head a [small, slight] bob
- gave her a [small] bob of his head
- acknowledged him with a bob of her head
- [had, wore] her hair in a bob
- asked for a bob cut (at the hairdresser's)
- winter sports: a [four] -man bob
'bob' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):