| English noun: BoP | |||
| 1. | BoP (group) the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes | ||
| Synonyms | Federal Bureau of Prisons | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | law enforcement agency | ||
| Part meronym | Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice, Justice Department | ||
| 2. | bop (communication) an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940) | ||
| Synonyms | bebop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jazz | ||
| English verb: bop | |||
| 1. | bop (motion) dance the bebop | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue bop | ||
| Synonyms | bebop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
| 2. | bop (contact) hit hard | ||
| Synonyms | bash, bonk, sock, whap, whop | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||