Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To bob up and down.
- intransitive verb To lose one's grip on (a ball, for example) momentarily.
- noun A mistake or blunder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bob up and down; move with continual bobbing.
- noun The movement of agitated water.
- In golf, to run unevenly on a green: said of a ball.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A furry ball attached on top of a hat
- noun UK Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a
ponytail ) - noun informal A
pill (ball formed on surface of fabric, as on laundered clothes). - verb To
bob up and down. - verb US To make a mistake in.
- verb to
roll slowly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fortunately, we got a bobble from a great center fielder.
American League - Major League Baseball - Boston vs. Cleveland 2002
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Fortunately, we got a bobble from a great center fielder.
American League - Major League Baseball - Boston vs. Cleveland 2002
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Mr. Baker, I think you meant "bauble shop", but I like "bobble" better.
Sunday Op/Ed: Don’t Put the Chihuly Museum at Seattle Center « PubliCola 2010
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Also the thumb support 'bobble' has become higher.
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Also the thumb support 'bobble' has become higher.
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Great Door Prizes (such as bobble heads and autographed items)
unknown title 2009
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They put a large V on their shirts that season, claiming to get around the objections of the KNVB that the V stood for Volendam, and released a compilation album of the station's local favourites with a team picture on the cover, including the goalkeeper wearing a Selwyn Froggitt bobble hat.
Which football teams have been referenced on album covers? | The Knowledge 2011
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With the second he, like Ronaldo, had the excuse of a bobble.
Bosnia aim to get it pitch perfect against Portugal | Jonathan Wilson 2011
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Cristiano Ronaldo was defeated by a bobble after being set through by a Nani flick and Helder Postiga flashed a shot on the turn just wide as a free-kick bobbled through a crowd of players to him.
Bosnia aim to get it pitch perfect against Portugal | Jonathan Wilson 2011
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I was going to say the same thing others have said – she looks like a bobble-head on the cover.
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