Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bobtail
Participle: bobtailed
Gerund: bobtailing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | bobtail |
| you | bobtail |
| he;she;it | bobtails |
| we | bobtail |
| you | bobtail |
| they | bobtail |
Perfect
| I | have bobtailed |
| you | have bobtailed |
| he;she;it | has bobtailed |
| we | have bobtailed |
| you | have bobtailed |
| they | have bobtailed |
Past
| I | bobtailed |
| you | bobtailed |
| he;she;it | bobtailed |
| we | bobtailed |
| you | bobtailed |
| they | bobtailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bobtailed |
| you | had bobtailed |
| he;she;it | had bobtailed |
| we | had bobtailed |
| you | had bobtailed |
| they | had bobtailed |
Future
| I | will bobtail |
| you | will bobtail |
| he;she;it | will bobtail |
| we | will bobtail |
| you | will bobtail |
| they | will bobtail |
Future Perfect
| I | will have bobtailed |
| you | will have bobtailed |
| he;she;it | will have bobtailed |
| we | will have bobtailed |
| you | will have bobtailed |
| they | will have bobtailed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bobtail |
| you | bobtail |
| he;she;it | bobtail |
| we | bobtail |
| you | bobtail |
| they | bobtail |
Perfect
| I | have bobtailed |
| you | have bobtailed |
| he;she;it | have bobtailed |
| we | have bobtailed |
| you | have bobtailed |
| they | have bobtailed |
Imperfect
| I | bobtailed |
| you | bobtailed |
| he;she;it | bobtailed |
| we | bobtailed |
| you | bobtailed |
| they | bobtailed |
Pluperfect
| I | had bobtailed |
| you | had bobtailed |
| he;she;it | had bobtailed |
| we | had bobtailed |
| you | had bobtailed |
| they | had bobtailed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bobtail |
| you | would bobtail |
| he;she;it | would bobtail |
| we | would bobtail |
| you | would bobtail |
| they | would bobtail |
Perfect
| I | would have bobtailed |
| you | would have bobtailed |
| he;she;it | would have bobtailed |
| we | would have bobtailed |
| you | would have bobtailed |
| they | would have bobtailed |
Imperative
| you | bobtail |
| we | Let's bobtail |
| you | bobtail |
Verbs conjugated like 'bobtail'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bobtail'
lobtail,
betail,
hobnail,
obtain,
bail,
bangtail,
bestain,
betall,
betoil,
betrail,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From bob + tail.
Sample Sentences
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2002. David Diamond. The Trucker & The Professor, Wired (magazine), Issue 9.12http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/sheffi.html?pg=2&topic=&topic_set=
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He deposits his trailer at a Marten facility in nearby Stockton, and then drives without the trailer - that's called "bobtailing".
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2003. Bergmann Co. Bergmann's Cleaning History:https://web.archive.org/web/20071012131035/http://bergmanns.com/company_history.asp
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W.C. Bergmann was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck...