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noun Pop n. 1.A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. 2.A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. Synonyms: soda, soda pop, minerals. 3.(Zool.) The European redwing. (Prov. Eng.) Pop corn. (a)Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact. (b)Popped corn; corn which has been popped.
verb Pop v. t. 1.To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door. "He popped a paper into his hand." 2.To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. 3.To eat or swallow; of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie. To pop off, (a)to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial. (b)to make a statement, or series of statements, forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped off about his dislike of modern art. To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. (Colloq.)
Pop v. i. (past & past part. popped; pres. part. popping) 1.To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides. 2.To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; with in, out, upon, off, etc. "He that killed my king... Popp'd in between the election and my hopes." "A trick of popping up and down every moment." 3.To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
adverb Pop adv. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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