verb
    
    bops; bopped; bopping
    
    [+ obj] :to hit (someone or something) especially in a playful way
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural bops
    
    [count] :a hit that is not very forceful
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural bops
    
    [noncount] :a kind of jazz that uses complex melodies and harmonies and that often has a very quick tempo - called also bebop
    
    [count] Brit informal :dance
    
    
    
    verb
    
    bops; bopped; bopping
    
    [no obj] informal
    
    to go for only a short time
    
    
    
    US :to walk or move like a person who is dancing to lively music
    
    
    
    Brit informal :to dance to popular music