"bob under" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bobs under [present, singular, third-person], bobbing under [participle, present], bobbed under [participle, past], bobbed under [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bob_under-en-verb-clyCd3lW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "under", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "under": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. (transitive, intransitive, by extension, figurative) To go under the surface or edge of something. Tags: broadly, figuratively, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-bob_under-en-verb-vieAd9Rb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "under", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "under": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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