bop

tr.v., bopped, bop·ping, bops.
To hit or strike.

n.
A blow; a punch.

[Imitative.]

bop² (bŏp)
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.

[Short for BEBOP.]

bopper bop'per n.

verb

To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, clip, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.

A style of jazz developed in New York in the early 1940s. It represented a considerable increase in complexity over earlier styles, with a more diversified rhythmic texture, an enriched harmonic vocabulary and an emphasis on the improvisation of rapid melodies full of asymmetrical phrases and accent patterns.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
  Synonym: bebop

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The verb bop has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: dance the bebop
  Synonym: bebop

Meaning #2: hit hard
  Synonyms: sock, whop, whap, bonk, bash

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - let slag
v. tr. - slå let, tildele let slag

2.
v. intr. - danse bebop
n. - bebop

Nederlands (Dutch)
bebop (soort jazz), slag, dans(feest), pets, slaan, swingen

Français (French)
1.
n. - coup, coup de poing
v. tr. - cogner, taper

2.
v. intr. - (GB) aller en boîte, (US) se pavaner
n. - (Mus) bop, danse, be-bop

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Tanz (zur Popmusik), Tanzfete
v. - tanzen (zur Popmusik)

2.
v. - schlagen
n. - Schlag

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ ελαφρά, χορεύω (ποπ)
n. - χορός (ποπ), χορευτική εκδήλωση

Italiano (Italian)
percuotere, ballare il bop, ballare lo swing, botta

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater com a mão ou objeto
n. - pancada (f)

Русский (Russian)
врезать, отплясывать, удар, бибоп

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - golpe, puñetazo
v. tr. - golpear, asestar un golpe

2.
v. intr. - bailar el swing
n. - tipo de jazz (be bop o swing)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, klippa till
n. - slag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 殴打

2. 博普爵士音乐, 跳波普舞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 博普爵士音樂
v. intr. - 跳波普舞

2.
v. tr. - 毆打
n. - 毆打

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 비밥(재즈 음악의 일종)
v. tr. - ~을 때리다

2.
v. intr. - 싸우다
n. - 타격

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 打撃, バップ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ضرب على الرأس, (الاسم) رقصه, طراز من الموسيقى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היכה מכה קלה‬
n. - ‮מכה קלה‬
n. - ‮ריקוד, סוג של מוסיקת ג'ז‬
v. intr. - ‮רקד‬

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bop it	bop it extreme
baby bop	kidz bop