bop meaning and definition

BOP noun

Definition of BoP (noun)

1. 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
2. an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
   • synonyms: bebop

BOP verb

Definition of bop (verb)

1. dance the bebop
   • synonyms: bebop
2. hit hard
   • synonyms: bash, bonk, sock, whap, whop