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   pop

   /pɒp/

   verb

   • 1. make a light explosive sound: "corks popped and glasses tinkled" Similar go banggo off with a banggo offcracksnapburstexplode
   • ▪ cause (something) to burst, making a light explosive sound: "they were popping balloons with darts"
   • ▪ (of a person's ears) make a small popping sound within the head as pressure is equalized, typically because of a change of altitude: "my ears popped in the lift"
   • ▪ heat (popcorn or another foodstuff) until it bursts open: "the hot-air popper pops 4 quarts of popcorn in 5 minutes"
   • 2. go somewhere for a short time, often without notice: "she popped in to see if she could help" Similar godrop by/in/into/roundstop byvisitinformal:tootlewhipnip
   • ▪ put or move (something) somewhere quickly: "he popped his head around the door" Similar putplaceslipslidepushstickrestdepositsetlaysettlelocateinstalldropshovehangpositionarrange
   • ▪ move, appear, or emerge suddenly: "a head popped out of the back of the wagon"
   • ▪ release, open, or engage (something) quickly or suddenly: North American "he pulled a can of beer from the refrigerator and popped its tab"
   • 3. (of a person's eyes) open wide and appear to bulge, especially with surprise: "the man's eyes popped in disbelief"
   • 4. appear brighter or more striking in juxtaposition with something of a different or complementary colour: "she added a slick of red lipstick to make the outfit pop"
   • 5. take or inject (a drug): informal "Williams had spent his life hitting the bottle and popping pills"
   • 6. pawn (something): informal British "I wouldn't ever sell it—I popped it"

   noun

   • 1. a light explosive sound: "there were a few pops, perhaps from pistols" Similar bangcracksnapboomexplosionreport
   • 2. a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade: informal "a bottle of pop" Similar fizzy drinksoft drinkcarbonated drinksodabellywashinformal:scoosh
   • 3. a patch of bright colour: "I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow"
   • 4. a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate, providing an easy catch: "he caught a pop fly for the third out of the seventh inning"

   adverb

   • 1. with a light explosive sound: "the champagne went pop"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.

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   What does pop mean in music?

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   What does pop mean in a sentence?

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   What does popped mean?

   • 2. fizzy drink. a bottle of pop. 1. to (cause to) make a pop. He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped. 2. to spring upwards or outwards. His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement. 3. to go quickly and briefly somewhere. He popped out to buy a newspaper. 4. put quickly. He popped the letter into his pocket.

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   What does sound pop mean?

   • sound Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound such as the sound made by bursting a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle. Each corn kernel will make a loud pop when cooked. European Spanish: ¡pum! Latin American Spanish: ¡pum!

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   pop: [adjective] popular : such as. of or relating to popular music. of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the mass media.

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   Pop definition: to make a short, quick, explosive sound. See examples of POP used in a sentence.

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   29 meanings: 1. to make or cause to make a light sharp explosive sound 2. to burst open or cause to burst open with such a.... Click for more definitions.

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   Verb. 1. pop - bulge outward; "His eyes popped". bug out, bulge out, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start. change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form. 2. pop - hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop". baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take ...

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    POP definition: 1. to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this by breaking it: 2…. Learn more.