bobble

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A furry ball attached on top of a hat.

2. 2

   Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie

3. 3

   A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).

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   1. 4

      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.
   2. 5

      A wobbling motion.

      • My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]
   3. 6

      To bob up and down.

   4. 7

      To make a mistake in.

   5. 8

      To roll slowly.

      • A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.
   6. 9

      To mishandle a ball.

   7. 10

      To use the bobble stitch.

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

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