bop

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /bɑp/ UK /bɒp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to hit lightly; to dance to popular music; a style of jazz

She bopped along the corridor humming to her headphones.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to hit lightly; to dance to... hit tap knock strike dancebebop

Word family

Derived forms bopperbopping

Etymology

Imitative in origin, echoing the sound of a light blow (mid-20th century); the jazz sense is a shortening of bebop, itself imitative of scat-singing syllables.

bop onomatopoeic

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# bop

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /bɑp/
**IPA (UK):** /bɒp/

## Meanings
1. to hit lightly; to dance to popular music; a style of jazz

## Examples
- She bopped along the corridor humming to her headphones.

## Synonyms
- hit
- tap
- knock
- strike
- dance
- bebop

## Derived Forms
- bopper
- bopping

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bop

## Etymology
Imitative in origin, echoing the sound of a light blow (mid-20th century); the jazz sense is a shortening of bebop, itself imitative of scat-singing syllables.

## AI Etymology
Bop is imitative in origin, echoing the sound of a light blow (mid-20th century); the jazz sense is a shortening of bebop, itself imitative of scat-singing syllables. Important recorded forms include bop (onomatopoeic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to hit lightly; to dance to popular music; a style of jazz. The wider family includes derived forms such as bopper and bopping.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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