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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?

   • POP definition: 1. modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic…. Learn more.

   POP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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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   What does pop mean in a sentence?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of POP is to strike or knock sharply : hit. How to use pop in a sentence.

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   What does popped mean in slang?

   • to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound. to cause to burst open with such a sound. to pop the hood on a car; to pop the tab on a beer can. He popped the muffins into the oven. He popped his rifle at the bird. He popped off bottles with a slingshot. British Slang. to pawn. Informal. Popping all those pills will land him in the hospital.

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   The meaning of POP is to strike or knock sharply : hit. How to use pop in a sentence.

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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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   Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example 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. His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.

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   pop - music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

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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.