\ ˈbäp
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bopped; bopping
Definition of bop
(Entry 1 of 4)
bop
noun (1)Definition of bop (Entry 2 of 4)
: a blow (as with the fist or a club) that strikes a person
bop
noun (2)Definition of bop (Entry 3 of 4)
1
: jazz characterized by harmonic complexity, convoluted melodic lines, and constant shifting of accent and often played at very rapid tempos
2
: jive sense 1
bop
verb (2)
bopped; bopping
Definition of bop (Entry 4 of 4)
1
: to go quickly or unceremoniously : pop
bop into the corner store
—often used with off
2
: to dance or shuffle along to or as if to bop music
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Synonyms for bop
Synonyms: Verb (1)
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- belt,
- biff,
- bludgeon,
- bob,
- bonk,
- box,
- bust,
- clap,
- clip,
- clobber,
- clock,
- clout,
- crack,
- hammer,
- hit,
- knock,
- nail,
- paste,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slog,
- slug,
- smack,
- smite,
- sock,
- strike,
- swat,
- swipe,
- tag,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- whack,
- whale,
- zap
Synonyms: Noun (1)
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- douse
- [British],
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- pick,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
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bop
verb
\ ˈbäp
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bopped; bopping
Kids Definition of bop
(Entry 1 of 2)
: hit entry 1 sense 1
And I'm ready to bop them on the head, squeaked Mole, grabbing a stick.— Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
bop
nounKids Definition of bop (Entry 2 of 2)
: hit entry 2 sense 1
a bop on the head
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The first known use of bop was in 1928
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