bobbed

Cut short, hair-wise

Bobbed describes something cut short, especially hair trimmed to hang evenly around the head: She wore her hair bobbed at chin length.

The word comes from the verb bob, meaning to cut short or move with a quick up-and-down motion.

A bobbed tail on a dog or horse has been docked or is naturally short.

shortened

cropped

Cut to fit

clippedCut or trimmed briefly
cutSeverance or reduction
trimmedCut to neaten

snipped · shorn · curtailed · truncated · docked · pruned · lopped

haircut

pageboy

Attendant or sleek hairstyle

flapperTwenties unconventional young woman
shingleOverlapping roof covering
A-lineFitted-top flared garment

lob · crop · bangs · sleek · chic · modern · trendy · asymmetrical · undercut · coif

floating

cork

Tree bark bottle seal

buoyTethered nautical signal
floatBuoyant object or vehicle
driftingMoving without purpose

angler · fishing · tackle · lure · line · water · current · surface · ripple · wavelets

motion

dipped

Briefly immersed

noddedGestured yes silently
bouncedReturned after hitting surface
duckedBent down suddenly

weaved · curtseyed · bowed · jerked · swayed · oscillated · danced · jiggled · rebounded · popped

Categories

shortshort, brief, small, little, tiny

Opposites

vertical movement

bobbedsank

Went down, as ships

submerged · plunged · dove · descended · stayed put

hair length/style

bobbedlong

Of great extent

flowing · unshorn · uncut · floor-length · untrimmed

motion vs. stillness

bobbedstill

Unmoving, or continuing

motionless · stationary · immobile · unmoving · static

Phrases

bobbing for applesHands-free fruit retrieval
apple bobbingBiting fruit from water
bobbed hairShort, even-length coiffure
bobble hatKnitted cap with pompom
head bobbingRepeated vertical head motion
bobbed tailShortened rear appendage

Family

bobbin, bobble, bobbing, bobbles, bobbling, bobbins, bobbled, bobbers, bobber

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