bop

bop¹ [bɔp US ba:p] v past tense and past participle bopped present participle bopping

informal

[Sense: 1,3; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: From the sound of hitting.]

[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BOP²2]

1.) [T]

to hit someone, especially gently

▪ Tom bopped him on the nose.

2.)

to dance to popular music

▪ kids happily bopping on the dance floor

3.) [i]informal [I always + adverb/preposition]

to go somewhere or to several different places, especially to enjoy yourself

▪ We spent the afternoon just bopping around town.

bop ²

bop² n

[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: bebop]

[Sense: 2; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: BOP¹1]

1.) another word for ↑bebop

2.)

a gentle hit

▪ a bop on the head

3.) [singular] BrE informal a dance