Thesaurus results for BOPPED

bopped

verb

past tense of bop

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner she playfully bopped him on the head

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Recent Examples of bopped Throughout the night, creatives grazed on light bites from Goop Kitchen—the teriyaki salmon hand rolls were a crowd favorite—and bopped to the tunes from DJ Mariko. — Paul Chi, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026 Ortiz bopped 208 in his first five seasons with the Red Sox. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 24 June 2026 At 16, Avtan bopped around her bedroom in West Hills to the digital hardcore and gabber of acts like Lolita Storm. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 After being bored and bopped to death by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Sunday proved to be a breath of fresh air, at least as far as pace goes. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 May 2026 The sea of heads bopped rhythmically and bodies swayed wildly. — Ope Adetayo, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026 The K-pop boy band Cortis arrived with an entourage of handlers and bopped around to their own music; the trance DJ Armin van Buuren got stony-serious on the topic of his new, piano-only album. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 Their original band artwork projected as a backdrop — cats at drum sets, birds holding guitars — as the campers bopped their heads and performed their original songs. — Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 Perry bopped through 80 shows in a nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas that ended in 2022. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bopped

Verb

Nutella, dulce de leche, cheesecake bites and the mini chocolate chips all got smacked with Stop Sales.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Technically, this chart is like getting smacked in the face with a greasy paper bag filled with lamb gyros.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of smacked

Verb

The 25-year-old former 19th-round draft pick hit 25 home runs and 29 home runs in 125 games between three levels.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Netanyahu denied that Israel was responsible for worsening conditions for Palestinians in Gaza's tent camps, which have been hit by severe winter flooding.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

About 100 people door knocked for Vang in a canvassing event last month that featured divisive political commentator Hasan Piker.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Solace in winter is a treacherous landscape where children slip through the ice, men are knocked sideways by muskies, and cars hurl off the road into trees.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

The console has already appeared at several maker events, where eager kids have punched and kicked its chunky buttons.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026
Linebacker Nick Bolton punched the ball free from Hall, and Alohi Gilman recovered to set up a short-field touchdown.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of punched

Verb

The deaths come two months after a driver slammed into a Metro bus in Chatworth, killing two people on board.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
According to the report, Nzinga Walker and her brother entered the apartment before Everard Walker slammed the door.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of slammed

Verb

Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.

— Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026