| • | 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. |
| • | A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. |
| • | A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. |
| • | The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. |
| • | A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. |
| • | A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. |
| • | A working beam. |
| • | A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. |
| • | A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. |
| • | The refrain of a song. |
| • | A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. |
| • | A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. |
| • | A shilling. |
| • | To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. |
| • | To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. |
| • | To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. |
| • | To mock or delude; to cheat. |
| • | To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail. |
| • | To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. |
| • | To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. |
