Die woord "bob" het veelvuldige betekenisse, waarvan sommige insluit:
Die presiese definisie van "bob" sal afhang van die konteks waarin dit gebruik word.
1. On the clean sapphire waters, boats of all sizes bob about in the wind.
2. Jack amused himself watching the rounded behind of a tavern wench bob up and down as its owner busied herself washing what appeared to be furs in the horse trough.
3. I bob my head lightly in acknowledgment before she hurriedly averts her eyes, making my heart swell a little.
4. Lance ducked beneath the caution tape to bob up alongside fifteen-year-old Luis and hurriedly followed him around Building Eleven toward the parking lot by the pool.
5. I talk with her a few minutes more, and I say hi to Dad and to Bob as well.
6. Before I hang up, I talk to Mom again and beg her to go get a full checkup, and to make Dad and even Bob get one as well.
7. Mom goes completely white, Dad stares at me in shock and Bob nearly chokes on an egg roll.
8. Bob, along with everyone else on the couch, is waiting for something, and what that is becomes clear a moment later.
9. Bob, you know where I went, you can tell everyone!
10. I only snap at Brian once or twice and I think he chalks it up to residual annoyance at Bob.