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BOB AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bob around mean? 

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

1. move up and down with no specific pathplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BOB AROUND (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 around" is one way to...):

bob (move up and down repeatedly)

Sentence frames:

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


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