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bobbed under

bobbed under is the simple past and past participle of bob under.

Meaning of bob under

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To 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. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To go under the surface or edge of something.
    • He bobbed under the blanket.

Questions about bobbed under

What is bobbed under the simple past and past participle of?
Bobbed under is the simple past and past participle of bob under.

Words near bobbed under in the dictionary

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  2. bobbasheely
  3. bobbatlu
  4. bobbe
  5. bobbed
  6. bobbed under
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  8. bobbed wire
  9. bobbed wires
  10. bobbejaan spanner
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