"BOP" meaning in English

See BOP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} BOP
  1. Initialism of Boy's Own Paper. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Boy's Own Paper
    Sense id: en-BOP-en-name-vm8HaXQl
  2. Initialism of Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac
    Sense id: en-BOP-en-name-9trTCryL
  3. Initialism of Bureau of Prisons. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Bureau of Prisons
    Sense id: en-BOP-en-name-gfCDPxxP Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 3 19 37 3 33

Noun

Forms: BOPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} BOP (plural BOPs)
  1. (oil industry) Initialism of blowout preventer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: blowout preventer Related terms: LMRP
    Sense id: en-BOP-en-noun-iHaraOgY Categories (other): Oil industry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 20 42 2 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 3 19 37 3 33
  2. Initialism of burden of proof. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: burden of proof
    Sense id: en-BOP-en-noun-hhi0e4Yw

Inflected forms

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