- Newsday Crossword
- August 9 2023
- Move like a buoy
Move like a buoy
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Move like a buoy' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Move like a buoy crossword clue was last seen on August 9 2023 in the popular Newsday Crossword.
Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | 99% | BOB | Move like a buoy | Newsday |
Definition
• | Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. |
• | A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. |
• | A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float. |
• | The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line. |
• | A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc. |
• | A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head. |
• | A working beam. |
• | A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig. |
• | A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells. |
• | The refrain of a song. |
• | A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist. |
• | A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick. |
• | A shilling. |
• | To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob. |
• | To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap. |
• | To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch. |
• | To mock or delude; to cheat. |
• | To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail. |
• | To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up and down; to play loosely against anything. |
• | To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- Newsday: Aug 9, 2023
- Universal: Aug 19, 2022
- USA Today: Aug 9, 2022
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