bobble

noun

1. A furry ball attached on top of a hat.
2. (British)Elasticated band used for securing hair (for instance in a ponytail), a hair tie
3. (informal)A pill (a ball formed on the surface of the fabric, as on laundered clothes).
4. A localized set of stitches forming a raised bump.

   “From the top the sample shows four stitch popcorns, five stitch bobbles, two rows of bells and a central leaf with leaves sloping to the left and right each side.”

5. A wobbling motion.

   “My favourite dubious history of the head bobble was put forward by an Indian management consultant […]”

verb

1. (intransitive)To bob up and down.
2. (US)To make a mistake in.
3. (intransitive)To roll slowly.

   “A neat interchange between Mikel Arteta and Wilshere set up Podolski and his finish bobbled into the net via Gallas.”

4. (US, transitive)To mishandle a ball.
5. (rare)To use the bobble stitch.

   “You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.”