Decrease and Bob

decrease

A change downward.
- usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
- synonyms: lessening, drop-off
A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
- synonyms: decrement
The amount by which something decreases.
- synonyms: decrement
The act of decreasing or reducing something.
- synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

Decrease in size, extent, or range.
- usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
Make smaller.
- usage: "He decreased his staff"
- synonyms: lessen, minify

(v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
(v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
(n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
(v.) The wane of the moon.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

bob

A former monetary unit in Great Britain.
- synonyms: British shilling, shilling
A hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around.
A long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism.
- synonyms: bobsled, bobsleigh
A hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string.
A small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line.
- synonyms: bobber, cork, bobfloat
A short or shortened tail of certain animals.
- synonyms: bobtail, dock
A short abrupt inclination (as of the head. )
- usage: "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement"

Move up and down repeatedly.
- usage: "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
Ride a bobsled.
- usage: "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure"
- synonyms: bobsled
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
- synonyms: dock, tail
Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.
- usage: "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"
- synonyms: curtsy
Cut hair in the style of a bob.
- usage: "Bernice bobs her hair these days"

(n.) A shilling.
(n.) A knot of worms or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.
(n.) A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
(n.) To mock or delude; to cheat.
(n.) To cut short; as, to bob the hair or a horse's tail.
(v.i.) To angle with a bob. See Bob, n., 2 & 3.
(n.) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
(n.) A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the head.
(n.) A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.
(n.) To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.
(n.) A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing line to show when a fish is biting; a float.
(n.) 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.
(n.) To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
(n.) The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or weight at the end of a plumb line.
(v.i.) To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro or up and down; to play loosely against anything.
(n.) A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
(n.) A working beam.
(n.) To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a thing) with a bob.
(n.) The refrain of a song.
(n.) A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Bob is either masculine or feminine given name

BOB is the ISO 4217 currency code for Bolivian Boliviano.