Thesaurus results for BOPS

bops 1 of 2

noun

plural of bop

as in thumps

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument a bop to the printer sometimes fixes it

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bops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bop

as in slaps

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 bops

Noun

Ciara, who has been married to former NFL quarterback Russell Wilson for a decade and before then soundtracked my college experience with her bops, is the guest judge filling in for Nina. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026 The upcoming third album pokes fun at nearly a dozen genres, including indie sleazepop, Disney Channel-era tween bops and late ‘90s minivan rock. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 17 July 2026 All in all, the show bops along quite tastily. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Will the soundtrack contain new bops? — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 One of the highlights of Latin urban music’s singles era, Daddy Yankee rightfully recognized the appeal of flooding the zone with bops and signed up for one of the catchiest. — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026 Recorded during her Orquídeas era, this unexpected drop further cements Uchis as a deft purveyor of bops that exist purely to elevate your mood. — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2025 Both are anthemic bro country bops in English. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025 The album is filled with a dozen catchy, fun pop bops. — Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

Everything bops breezily along, stopping occasionally to have Dek growl maxims about strength through domination, and observe a decapitation or two. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bops

Noun

Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026

Definition of thumps

Verb

Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Wilhelm enters the room, removes most of his clothing and gets into bed with her, slaps her, pushes her away and then caresses her face and cradles her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

Definition of slaps

Verb

This hits me personally because my brother, Rescue 5 firefighter Allan Tarasiewicz, was killed that day saving people when the North Tower fell on him, all because of Bin Laden and money from Saudi Arabia.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Skies are expected to remain partly sunny Thursday as the chance of precipitation hits and sticks around through the night, NWS states.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hits

Verb

For residents who didn’t respond to knocks on their doors, their bags were left for safekeeping with Mai Mei Su, the building’s residential manager.

— Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Max knocks on the door, a strange formality for a man about to burn the boat down to the waterline.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of knocks

Noun

The Los Angeles metropolitan area and other big California population centers are below the national average in office attendance, according to Kastle Systems, which tracks badge swipes.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Using gestures and swipes on a traditional slab-style phone always felt cramped and imprecise when trying to pull off quick maneuvers.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026