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I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.
Frank Oz

Meaning of "bop" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOP

Shortened from bebop.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOP

bop  [bɒp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bop is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bop in English.

WHAT DOES BOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bop

BOP or Bop may refer to: ▪ Bop, a smack, strike, or punch ▪ Bop, a style to dance solo to rockabilly or blues music, common since the 1950s ▪ Bop, shortened form of Bebop, an early modern jazz developed in the 1940s ▪ hard bop, a style of jazz music that is extension of bebop music ▪ Bop, organised party or club night at many British universities ▪ Bop, west coast U.S. slang for whore ▪ Bop an American magazine for teens ▪ Bop, a single by Dan Seals, released in 1986 ▪ Bop, to drop to one's haunches or squat, as in 'bop down'.

Definition of bop in the English dictionary

The first definition of bop in the dictionary is a form of jazz originating in the 1940s, characterized by rhythmic and harmonic complexity and instrumental virtuosity Originally called: bebop. Other definition of bop is a session of dancing to pop music. Bop is also to dance to pop music.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BOP

PRESENT

Present
I bop
you bop
he/she/it bops
we bop
you bop
they bop
Present continuous
I am bopping
you are bopping
he/she/it is bopping
we are bopping
you are bopping
they are bopping
Present perfect
I have bopped
you have bopped
he/she/it has bopped
we have bopped
you have bopped
they have bopped
Present perfect continuous
I have been bopping
you have been bopping
he/she/it has been bopping
we have been bopping
you have been bopping
they have been bopping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I bopped
you bopped
he/she/it bopped
we bopped
you bopped
they bopped
Past continuous
I was bopping
you were bopping
he/she/it was bopping
we were bopping
you were bopping
they were bopping
Past perfect
I had bopped
you had bopped
he/she/it had bopped
we had bopped
you had bopped
they had bopped
Past perfect continuous
I had been bopping
you had been bopping
he/she/it had been bopping
we had been bopping
you had been bopping
they had been bopping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will bop
you will bop
he/she/it will bop
we will bop
you will bop
they will bop
Future continuous
I will be bopping
you will be bopping
he/she/it will be bopping
we will be bopping
you will be bopping
they will be bopping
Future perfect
I will have bopped
you will have bopped
he/she/it will have bopped
we will have bopped
you will have bopped
they will have bopped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bopping
you will have been bopping
he/she/it will have been bopping
we will have been bopping
you will have been bopping
they will have been bopping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would bop
you would bop
he/she/it would bop
we would bop
you would bop
they would bop
Conditional continuous
I would be bopping
you would be bopping
he/she/it would be bopping
we would be bopping
you would be bopping
they would be bopping
Conditional perfect
I would have bop
you would have bop
he/she/it would have bop
we would have bop
you would have bop
they would have bop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bopping
you would have been bopping
he/she/it would have been bopping
we would have been bopping
you would have been bopping
they would have been bopping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you bop
we let´s bop
you bop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to bop
Past participle
bopped
Present Participle
bopping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOP

booze-up
boozed
boozed-up
boozer
boozier
booziest
boozily
booziness
boozing
boozy
Bophuthatswana
bopped
bopper
bopping
bor
bora
Bora Bora
boraces
borachio
boracic

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOP

cop
crop
desktop
develop
drop
hip-hop
hoop
hop
laptop
loop
over the top
over-the-top
Photoshop
pop
scoop
shop
shut up shop
stop
top
workshop

Synonyms and antonyms of bop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BOP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bop» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bop
caper · dance · frolic · gambol · hop · jig · knees-up · rock · skip · trip

Translation of «bop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOP

Find out the translation of bop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

国际收支平衡表
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bop
570 millions of speakers

English

bop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीओपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميزان المدفوعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

боп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bebop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bop
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bop
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

BOP
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

боп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bop
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

BB
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bop

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOP»

The term «bop» is very widely used and occupies the 19.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bop

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «BOP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bop.
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Frank Oz
I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.
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Gunther Schuller
After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOP»

Discover the use of bop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music, 1955-1965
To a great many listeners--from African American aficionados of the period to a whole new group of fans today--this is the very embodiment of jazz. It is also quintessential hard bop.
David Rosenthal, 1993
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Beyond bop drumming
Beyond Bop Drumming is John Riley's exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Art of Bop Drumming.
John Riley, Dan Thress, 1997
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The Art of Bop Drumming
Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play, how to play it and why, as well as a clear explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.
John Riley, Dan Thress, 1994
4
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.
Christopher Raschka, 1997
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Bee-Bim Bop!
The book includes Linda Sue’s own bee-bim bop recipe!
Linda Sue Park, 2008
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To Be, Or Not-- to Bop
Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 1979.
Dizzy Gillespie, 2009
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Kidz Bop: Be a Pop Star!: Start Your Own Band, Book Your Own ...
"With tips from the KIDZ BOP Kids, you'll learn everything it takes to grab the musical world by storm--and then some!
Kimberly Potts, 2011
8
Beetle Bop
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the great variety of beetles and their swirling, humming, crashing activities.
Denise Fleming, 2007
9
Swing to Bop: The Music of Charlie Christian
Countless musicians have been inspired upon hearing Charlie Christian for the first time. In this exciting book, the author has compiled 39 precise solo transcriptions (in notation only), as well as a thorough analysis of each.
Stan Ayeroff, 2011
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The Bop Apocalypse: The Religious Visions of Kerouac, ...
Revisiting the major works the Beats produced in the 1950s in terms of critical content, Lardas considers how their lived religion was incorporated into the way they wrote.
John Lardas, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bop is used in the context of the following news items.
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KIDZ BOP Concert Coming To Sioux Falls
A promoter announced the KIDZ BOP Kids Live Tour is coming to Sioux Falls. The four kids who make up the family-friendly music group will ... «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
2
Waikato and BOP schools cook their way to success
7 July 2015: Bay of Plenty's Otumoetai College and Hamilton's Sacred Heart Girls College created fantastic dishes and displayed excellent ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Gully Bop promises new songs for Sumfest
His discovery came just a year ago, but for the past few months, dancehall artiste Gully Bop has been creating waves in the industry and on the ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
4
Teen canteens: a place to 'Swing,' 'Bop' and stay out of trouble
During World War II, many cities and towns were trying to curb the growing juvenile delinquency problem resulting from a lack of recreational ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
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What does the improvement in India's BoP mean?
India's Balance of Payments (BoP) improved further in FY15. The CAD declined to 1.3% of GDP from 1.7% in FY14. The country has thus left far ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
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All remaining Bop-A-Dip tickets go on sale July 6, alumni reminded …
The $50 registration fee includes one Bop-A-Dip ticket, one Lewis and Clark Festival button, $20 Chamber Buck voucher redeemable at the Cut ... «Cut Bank Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
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Dovetail Insurance Expands MetLife BOP Product to Five More States
Dovetail Insurance has expanded its MetLife Auto & Home Business Owners Policy (BOP) offering to five additional states through its NetBOP ... «Insurance Journal, Jun 15»
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UK BoP: A Strong Bullish GBP Signal - BNPP
This week's Q1 UK Balance of Payments (BoP) data showed the current account deficit narrowing to GBP 26.5bn (sa), from 28.9bn in Q4 2014," ... «eFXnews, Jun 15»
9
Chestertown Jazz Festival books Yonnet, Clark, Scaggiari and Afro …
Drummer Joe McCarthy and the Grammy Award-winning Afro Bop Alliance will then take the stage and head, musically, for the Caribbean. «My Eastern Shore, Jun 15»
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PACRA assigns positive outlook to BOP
LAHORE: The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned 'Positive Outlook' to the long-term and short-term entity ratings of 'AA-' ... «Daily Times, Jun 15»

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