to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped.
2.
to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting.
3.
to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: She popped into the kitchen to check the stove.
4.
to shoot with a firearm: to pop at a mark.
5.
to protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop.
6.
Baseball.
a.
to hit a pop fly (often fol. by up).
b.
to pop out.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound.
8.
to cause to burst open with such a sound.
9.
to open suddenly or violently: to pop the hood on a car; to pop the tab on a beer can.
10.
to put or thrust quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: He popped the muffins into the oven.
11.
Informal. to cause to fire; discharge: He popped his rifle at the bird.
12.
to shoot (usually fol. by at, off, etc.): He popped off bottles with a slingshot.
13.
BritishSlang. to pawn.
14.
Informal.
a.
to take or swallow (pills), esp. in excess or habitually; take orally in a compulsive or addictive way: Popping all those pills will land him in the hospital.
b.
to eat in a continual or thoughtless manner, as snack foods: popping peanuts at the movies.
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly: At last the cottage popped into view.
To open wide suddenly: The child's eyes popped with astonishment.
Baseball To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder: popped out to shortstop.
To shoot a firearm, such as a pistol.
To release (a clutch) suddenly.
v.
tr.
To cause to make a sharp bursting sound.
To cause to explode with a sharp bursting sound: popped the balloon.
To put or thrust suddenly or unexpectedly: "popping a crisp plump shrimp into her mouth"(Kathleen Winsor).
To discharge (a firearm).
To fire at; shoot.
To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium"(People).
To have (a drink): popped a few beers after work.
To hit or strike: popped me on the head.
Baseball To hit (a ball) high in the air but not far.
Slang
To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium"(People).
To have (a drink): popped a few beers after work.
n.
A sudden sharp, explosive sound.
A shot with a firearm.
Chiefly Midwestern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.
Baseball A pop fly.
adv.
With a popping sound.
Abruptly or unexpectedly.
To leave abruptly or hurriedly.
To die suddenly.
To speak thoughtlessly in a burst of released anger.
Phrasal Verb(s): pop for Informal To pay for: I'll pop for the video if you buy some snacks. pop in
To visit briefly: just popped by to say hello. pop off Informal
To leave abruptly or hurriedly.
To die suddenly.
To speak thoughtlessly in a burst of released anger.
Idiom(s):
a pop
Slang Apiece; each: Tickets to the benefit were $100 a pop.
Idiom(s):
pop the question Informal
To propose marriage.
[Middle English poppen, from pop, a blow, stroke, of imitative origin.]
"a hit with an explosive sound," c.1400, of imitative origin. Verb sense of "to cause to make a sudden explosive sound" is attested from 1595; sense of "to appear or put suddenly" (often with up, off, in, etc.) is recorded from 1443, from the noun. Meaning "flavored carbonated beverage" is from 1812.
"A new manufactory of a nectar, between soda-water and ginger-beer, and called pop, because ‘pop goes the cork’ when it is drawn." [Southey, letter, 1812]
Baseball sense of "to hit a ball high in the air" is from 1867. Sense of "ice cream on a stick" is from 1923 (see popsicle). To pop the question is from 1725, specific sense of "propose marriage" is from 1826. Popcorn is first attested 1819. Pop-eyed "having bulging eyes" is recorded from 1820. Pop-gun as a type of child's toy is from 1622. Pop-over "light cake" is from 1876. Pop goes the weasel, a country dance, was popular 1850s at court balls, etc.
"having popular appeal," 1926, of individual songs from many genres; 1954 as a genre of its own; abbreviation of popular (q.v.), earlier as a shortened form of popular concert (1862), often in the plural form pops.Pop art first recorded 1957, said to have been in use conversationally among Independent group of artists from late 1954.
"father," 1838, chiefly Amer.Eng., shortened from papa (1681), from Fr. papa, from O.Fr., a children's word, similar to L. pappa. Form poppa is recorded from 1897.
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: popular]
adverb
1.
like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
noun
1.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad]
2.
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"
3.
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
4.
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 [syn: pop music]
make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
4.
fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
5.
cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"
6.
appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: crop up]
7.
put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
8.
release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9.
hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"
10.
drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off]
11.
take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"
12.
cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"
13.
burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
/pop/ [from the operation that removes the top of a stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are usually saved on the stack] (also capitalized `POP') 1. vt. To remove something from a stack or PDL. If a person says he/she has popped something from his stack, that means he/she has finally finished working on it and can now remove it from the list of things hanging overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a level of detail so deep that the main point of the discussion is being lost, someone will shout "Pop!", meaning "Get back up to a higher level!" The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm with a finger pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as `POP'] Point of Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to make (local) calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.
Pop\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Poop.]1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. --Addison. 2. An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. --Hood. 3. (Zo["o]l.) 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; which has been popped.
Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped; p. pr. & vb. n. 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. --Shak. A trick of popping up and down every moment. --Swift. 3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
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. --Milton. 2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. To pop off, to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial. --Locke. To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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