bobble

Plural: bobbles

Noun

• the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
  • "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
• A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
• Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
• A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
• A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.
• A wobbling motion.

Verb

Verb Forms: bobbled, bobbling, bobbles

• To fumble or mishandle something, especially a ball.
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
• To bob up and down.
• To make a mistake in.
• To roll slowly.
• To mishandle a ball.
• To use the bobble stitch.

Examples

• He managed to BOBBLE his chance at a bingo by misplacing a single tile.

Synonyms

ball up, blow, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil

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