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bobble
a repeated, jerky movement; a fumbling of a baseball; an error; mistake
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bob·ble
(bŏb′əl)v. bob·bled, bob·bling, bob·bles
v.intr.
To bob up and down.
v.tr.
To lose one's grip on (a ball, for example) momentarily.
n.
A mistake or blunder.
[From bob.]
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bobble
(ˈbɒbəl)n
1. a short jerky motion, as of a cork floating on disturbed water; bobbing movement
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a tufted ball, usually for ornament, as on a knitted hat
3. any small dangling ball or bundle
4. (Clothing & Fashion) a loop of elastic used to hold the hair in a ponytail, etc
vb
5. (intr) sport (of a ball) to bounce with a rapid erratic motion due to an uneven playing surface
6. informal US to handle (something) ineptly; muff; bungle: he bobbled the ball and lost the game.
[C19: from bob1 (vb)]
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bob•ble
(ˈbɒb əl)n., v. -bled, -bling. n.
1. a repeated, jerky movement; bob.
2. a momentary fumbling or juggling of a batted or thrown baseball.
3. an error; mistake.
4. a small ball of fabric, esp. when set in rows and used as a trimming.
v.t. 5. to juggle or fumble momentarily.
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bobble
Past participle: bobbled
Gerund: bobbling
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| Noun | 1. | bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall, bloomer - an embarrassing mistake baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| Verb | 1. |  bobble - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement" |
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Translations
bobble
[ˈbɒbl]C. VT (US) (= handle ineptly) → pifiarla con
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bobble
[ˈbɒbəl] vi (British) [ball] → rebondir
vt (US) (= fumble) [+ ball] → manier maladroitementbobble hat n (British) → bonnet m à pompon
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