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Bop

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Noun

1. bop, federal bureau of prisons

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

2. bebop, bop

an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)

Verb

3. bebop, bop

dance the bebop

4. bash, bonk, bop, sock, whap, whop

hit hard

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bop

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noun
1. 
a form of jazz originating in the 1940s, characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity and instrumental virtuosity
. Originally called: bebop
2. informal
a session of dancing to pop music
verbWord forms: bops, bopping or bopped
3. (intransitive) informal
to dance to pop music
verbWord forms: bops, bopping or bopped
1. (transitive)
to strike; hit
noun
2. 
a blow

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Bop

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basic oxygen process
verb transitiveWord forms: bopped or ˈbopping
1.  Informal
to hit or punch, as with a short, sharp blow
noun
2.  Informal
a blow
noun
1. 
a style of jazz, esp. in its development from about 1945 to 1955, characterized by complex rhythms, experimental harmonic structures, and instrumental virtuosity
verb intransitiveWord forms: bopped or ˈbopping
2.  Slang
to walk, esp. in an easy but strutting way
3. 
to go

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bop

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tr.v. bopped, bop·ping, bops
To hit or strike.
n.
A blow; a punch.
n.
A post-World War II style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity, improvised solo performances, and a brilliant style of execution.
intr.v. bopped, bop·ping, bops
1. To dance or move to the beat of this music.
2. Slang To go: bopped off to the movies.

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