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Bobble

//ˈbɒbəl// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
  2. 2
    the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball wordnet
  3. 3
    Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie British
  4. 4
    A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes). informal
  5. 5
    A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.

    "From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side."

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  1. 6
    A wobbling motion.

    "My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    To bob up and down. intransitive
  2. 2
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin wordnet
  3. 3
    To make a mistake in. US
  4. 4
    To roll slowly. intransitive

    "A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas."

  5. 5
    To mishandle a ball. US, transitive
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  1. 6
    To use the bobble stitch. rare

    "You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard."

Etymology

Etymology 1

* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble.

Etymology 2

* (noun): from bob + -le (diminutive suffix). * (verb): from bob + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare bauble.

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