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BOP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: bopped    , bopping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

Synonyms:

bebop; bop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bop" is a kind of...):

jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)

Derivation:

bop (dance the bebop)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes

Synonyms:

BoP; Federal Bureau of Prisons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("BoP" is a kind of...):

law enforcement agency (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)

Holonyms ("BoP" is a part of...):

Department of Justice; DoJ; Justice; Justice Department (the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit hard

Synonyms:

bash; bonk; bop; sock; whap; whop

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bop" is one way to...):

hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dance the bebop

Synonyms:

bebop; bop

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "bop" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue bop

Derivation:

bop (an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940))

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