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BOB ABOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bob about mean? 

BOB ABOUT (verb)
  The verb BOB ABOUT has 1 sense:

1. move up and down with no specific pathplay

  Familiarity information: BOB ABOUT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOB ABOUT (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move up and down with no specific path

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bob about; bob around

Context example:

the cork bobbed around in the pool

Hypernyms (to "bob about" is one way to...):

bob (move up and down repeatedly)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP


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