bobble
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Definition
Noun:
- A momentary juggling or fumbling of a ball, especially in baseball: A bobble refers to a brief loss of control when catching or fielding a ball, often resulting in a slight fumble or juggle before it is secured.
Verb:
- To handle clumsily; to fumble or botch: To bobble means to mishandle or fail to control something smoothly, often leading to a mistake or error.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The shortstop's bobble allowed the runner to reach base safely.
- It was a simple catch, but he made a bobble and dropped the ball.
Verb:
- The catcher bobbled the pitch, and the runner advanced.
- She bobbled the keys and they fell into the gutter.
Advanced Usage
"To bobble a chance": To mishandle or fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
- The striker bobbled a golden chance to score in the final minute.
"A series of bobbles": Multiple consecutive errors or fumbles.
- The team's defense was undone by a series of bobbles in the third inning.
Variants and Related Words
- Bobblehead (noun): A type of collectible doll with a head that springs and wobbles.
- He has a collection of baseball bobblehead dolls.
Synonyms
- Noun: Fumble, juggle, mishandle, error.
- Verb: Fumble, botch, mishandle, flub, screw up.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Bobble away: To lose or squander an opportunity through clumsy handling.
- They bobbled away their lead with several defensive errors.
Related Idioms
- No idiom directly and exclusively uses "bobble." However, the concept is often implied in sports idioms about errors, such as "to drop the ball."
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
Verb
- 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