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
Sheila Yasmin Marikar, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
Roan debuted the upbeat country bop on Saturday Night Live in November of last year and the song has since gripped hold of Chappell stans and newbies alike well ahead of its official release.
—Quispe López, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
And Barack and Michelle would happily bop to Springsteen at the Kennedy Center Honors.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Courtesy of La Dolce Vita Day Two: Take a bougie bop through Beverly Hills and grab a glass (or two)
Before heading east, grab a croissant at Santa Monica’s Petitgrain Boulangerie, which recently won the heart (and taste buds) of the New York Times.
—Sheila Yasmin Marikar, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
Roan debuted the upbeat country bop on Saturday Night Live in November of last year and the song has since gripped hold of Chappell stans and newbies alike well ahead of its official release.
—Quispe López, Them, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
One of Bieber’s friends could be seen bopping his head and dancing along to the beat in the video while putting a cigarette in his mouth.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
And Barack and Michelle would happily bop to Springsteen at the Kennedy Center Honors.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bop
Noun
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That’s a major blow to both sales and long-term customer loyalty.—
Samuel Mueller,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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His ruling, stopping the TPS revocation while the lawsuit plays out in his court, was a blow to the Trump administration.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pennsylvania’s drift to the right was the fourth largest of the seven, smack in the middle.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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Still, the Yankees managed to make things interesting in the ninth inning, as Volpe smacked a three-run homer off Arizona lefty A.J. Puk to cut the deficit to one.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Two minutes later, Pastrnak redirected a slap pass from Morgan Geekie into the net to tie it 2-all.—
Jimmy Golen,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
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Closing the door to these studios during the extreme hype of a console’s launch window would be a slap to the face.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The American League East, almost always led in spending by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, now has another club knocking at the vault door.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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You could be struck by falling debris or knocked to the ground.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Weekend Update continued the roast, following a swipe during the Cold Open, as co-host Colin Jost addressed President Donald Trump‘s recent tariffs.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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Photo: Getty Images The rest of Jennie’s glam was kept minimal too—her signature glass skin with a hint of rosy blush to be more of an all-over flush, and a swipe of black eyeliner.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Current world championship leader Lando Norris has typically celebrated his podiums by banging the base of the bottle on the step of the podium, causing the champagne to shoot upward into the sky.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The real world is where a middle-aged law-firm associate just banged the hotel bandit.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Bop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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