bob under

verb

To go suddenly under the surface of a body of water after a period of floating.

“He bobbed under the blanket.”

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Meanings

verbbob under (third-person singular simple present bobs under, present participle bobbing under, simple past and past participle bobbed under)

present singular third person bobs under · participle present bobbing under · participle past bobbed under · past bobbed under

  1. intransitiveTo go suddenly under the surface of a body of water after a period of floating.

    I tracked her with my eyes until she bobbed under before the rescue boat got there.

  2. broadlyfigurativelyintransitivetransitiveTo go under the surface or edge of something.

    He bobbed under the blanket.

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APA

bob under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bob%20under

MLA

“bob under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bob%20under. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bob under,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bob%20under.

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