bop
/bɒp/verb
उच्चारण बॉप
पॉप संगीत पर नाचना
Core word
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[I] informal
to dance to pop music
पॉप संगीत पर नाचना
- We bopped all night at the wedding.
- Radhika bopped happily to her favourite song.
- The kids bopped around the room to the radio.
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- Everyone was bopping at the school disco.
- We bopped to old film songs at the wedding.
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[T] informal
to hit someone or something lightly
हल्का मारना, थपकी मारना
- She bopped him on the head with a rolled newspaper.
- He bopped his brother with a cushion.
- The puppy bopped the ball with its nose.
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- She bopped the alarm clock to stop it ringing.
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[C] British informal
a dance to pop music, or a party where people dance
पॉप संगीत पर नाच, नाच-पार्टी
- The school held a bop on the last day of term.
- The teenagers planned a bop on Friday evening.
- We had a good bop at the school party.
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- The village hall held a bop to raise money.
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[C] informal
a light hit or blow
हल्का प्रहार
- He gave his brother a bop on the nose.
- He gave the dog a friendly bop on the head.
- A bop on the arm woke him up.
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- She gave the balloon a bop to keep it in the air.
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[U]
a kind of jazz music popular in the 1940s
1940 के दशक का एक लोकप्रिय जैज़ संगीत
- Charlie Parker was a famous player of bop.
- Bop grew out of swing and became more complex.
- He listened to bop records all weekend.
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- Fast and clever, bop was played by small bands.
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bop (intransitive verb) to music
In informal speech, bop means to dance to pop or rock music, usually in a lively way.
बोलचाल में 'bop' का अर्थ pop या rock संगीत पर जोशीले ढंग से नाचना है।
- The students bopped all night at the college fest.
- Radhika was bopping to her favourite song.
bop sb on the head (transitive verb)
Bop also means to hit someone lightly, often playfully, and takes a person object plus a body-part phrase.
'Bop' का अर्थ किसी को हल्के से मारना भी है, अक्सर मज़ाक में; इसके बाद person object और शरीर के अंग का phrase आता है।
- He bopped his little brother on the head with a cushion.
a bop (countable noun)
As a noun it means a dance party, a short dance, or a light hit.
Noun के रूप में इसका अर्थ नाच-पार्टी, छोटा नृत्य या हल्की चोट है।
- The school held a bop on the last day of term.
- She gave him a bop on the arm.
bop (noun, music)
In music history, bop is short for bebop, a fast style of jazz from the 1940s.
संगीत के इतिहास में 'bop', bebop का संक्षिप्त रूप है, जो 1940 के दशक की तेज़ jazz शैली थी।
- My grandfather collects old bop records.
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bop + adverb/preposition
alongaroundawayto the beatall night
- The children bopped around the room as the music played.
verb + bop
go for a bophave a bophold a bopgive someone a bop
- Let's have a bop in the garden after dinner.
bop + noun
musictunedancerrecordnight
- The radio played a catchy bop tune.
adjective + bop
quickplayfulgentlewild
- He gave the puppy a gentle bop on the nose.
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- The whole class bopped to the new song at the farewell party.
विदाई पार्टी में पूरी कक्षा नए गाने पर नाची।
- Radhika bopped her friend on the shoulder to wake her up.
राधिका ने अपनी सहेली को जगाने के लिए उसके कंधे पर हल्का सा मारा।
- There will be a school bop on Friday evening.
शुक्रवार शाम को स्कूल में नाच-पार्टी होगी।
- Bop was a fast, restless form of jazz.
Bop jazz का एक तेज़ और बेचैन रूप था।
- He was bopping his head in time with the drums.
वह ढोल की ताल पर सिर हिला रहा था।
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✗ The students bopped in the music with great joy.
✓ The students bopped to the music with great joy.
We dance 'to' music, so use 'to', not 'in'.
संगीत 'पर' नाचते हैं, इसलिए 'to' आता है, 'in' नहीं।
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Bop is informal; the other words suit more formal or more specific situations.
'Bop' informal है; अन्य शब्द अधिक formal या विशिष्ट स्थितियों के लिए हैं।
Informal; to dance to pop music or to give a light hit.
Informal; pop संगीत पर नाचना या हल्का मारना।
- They bopped until midnight.
The general, neutral word for moving to music.
संगीत पर थिरकने का सामान्य और तटस्थ शब्द।
- Radhika learned to dance in school.
To hit gently and quickly, usually with a finger or foot.
प्रायः उँगली या पैर से हल्का और तेज़ मारना।
- He tapped the table in time with the tune.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: bop is informal; in the sense of jazz it is short for bebop.
Usage: bop informal शब्द है; जैज़ के अर्थ में यह bebop का संक्षिप्त रूप है।