as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a bop to the printer sometimes fixes it
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as in to hit
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 bop
Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 18) on Billboard, choosing the pair’s chill R&B bop as their favorite new music release of the past week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2024
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 July 2024
The French team were smiling, bopping up and down and waving to the crowd as Gala’s Freed from Desire blared around the Dusseldorf Arena.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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Noun
On the trail: Trump bops on stage to the beat of his musical playlist
GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump cut short a Pennsylvania town hall on Monday night after a pair of medical emergencies interrupted his campaign event.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 18) on Billboard, choosing the pair’s chill R&B bop as their favorite new music release of the past week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2024
Verb
All week, American celebs have bopped around Paris, getting their photos taken besides other non-Americans celebs like Charlize Theron (South African), Rosalía (Spanish), and Baz Luhrmann (Australian).
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 July 2024
The French team were smiling, bopping up and down and waving to the crowd as Gala’s Freed from Desire blared around the Dusseldorf Arena.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bop
Noun
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However, Washington delivered a blow to dislodge the football and the Ravens recovered.Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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That allowed him to outland Fury and score with more effective blows while limiting Fury’s opportunities to counter.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But the Expos won only 52 games that season, and Sutherland hit a mere .239 with three home runs and a .289 on-base percentage in 141 games.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, some parts of China’s economy have shown signs of a recovery, with manufacturing activity expanding for two months in a row and hitting a five-month high in November.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Look for the alcohol content — lower proof whiskeys can be easier for newcomers while higher proof versions can smack you in the face a bit harder.Paul Feinstein, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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The old chief attempted to do a special review of Bitcoin miners but got smacked down by a federal court.Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Normally, anyone walking into a cellar with an eight-figure check is going to expect to set some of the terms of the deal, so the sheer ego slap delivered by the take-it-or-leave-it nature of the offer cleared a host of private buyers from the table.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is yet another tone-deaf slap in the face from our out-of-touch public utilities.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Don’t give up 44 points to Russell Wilson, which would have meant the Steelers would be facing the possibility of the Bengals knocking them out of the playoffs next week.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the tone of the game was set by how Detroit won the minor battles that define possessions, the ball pressure that knocks a team out of rhythm, the grabbing that makes a screen slightly more effective, the shoving under the glass that leads to an extra possession.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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One awkward swipe at the ball in a preseason game left Shamet clutching his limp shoulder in agony, his path to securing a roster spot seemingly derailed.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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That way, guests get both ingredients with one swipe of a spreader.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The footage shows a small door on the ceiling of a room opening and closing repeatedly, making a banging noise.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Angela takes her clothes off in the middle of a country club’s restaurant to show Tommy her banging body and remind him what he’s been missing.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Bop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bop. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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