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Definition of pop - 28 dictionary results

pop

1  [pop] verb, popped, pop⋅ping, noun, adverb, adjective
Use pop in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. 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. British Slang. 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.
–noun
15. a short, quick, explosive sound.
16. a popping.
17. a shot with a firearm.
18. Informal. soda pop.
19. a drink or portion of an alcoholic beverage, as a drink of whiskey or a glass of beer: We had a couple of pops on the way home.
20. Baseball. pop fly.
–adverb
21. with an explosive sound: The balloon went pop.
22. quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Pop, the door flew open!
–adjective
23. Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
—Verb phrases
24. pop for, Slang. to pay or buy for oneself or another, esp. as a gift or treat; spring for: I'll pop for the first round of drinks.
25. pop off, Informal.
a. to die, esp. suddenly.
b. to depart, esp. abruptly.
c. to express oneself volubly or excitedly and sometimes irately or indiscreetly: He popped off about the injustice of the verdict.
26. pop out, Baseball. to be put out by hitting a pop fly caught on the fly by a player on the opposing team.
27. pop up, Baseball. to hit a pop fly.
—Idioms
28. a pop, Slang. each; apiece: five orchids at $30 a pop.
29. pop in, Informal. to visit briefly and unexpectedly; stop in; drop by: Maybe we'll pop in after the movie.
30. pop the question, Informal. to propose marriage: They dated for two years before he popped the question.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME (n.) poppe a blow; (v.) poppen to strike; of expressive orig.

Synonyms:
3. appear, burst.

Regional variation note:
18. See soda pop.

pop

2  [pop]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to popular songs: pop music; pop singers.
2. of or pertaining to pop art.
3. reflecting or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people: pop culture; pop novels.
–noun
4. popular music: It's the first time she's sung pop.
5. pop art.
Origin:
1860–65; shortening of popular

pop

3  [pop]
–noun Informal.
father.
Origin:
1820–30; short form of poppa

pop

4  [pop]
–noun
a frozen ice or ice-cream confection on a stick.
Origin:
prob. shortening of Popsicle

POP

 
proof-of-purchase.

pop.

 
1. popular.
2. popularly.
3. population.

P.O.P.

 
1. printout paper.
2. point-of-purchase.

p.o.p.

 
point-of-purchase.

War⋅ner

  [wawr-ner]
–noun
1. Charles Dud⋅ley  [duhd-lee] , 1829–1900, U.S. editor and essayist.
2. Glenn Sco⋅bey  [skoh-bee] , (“Pop”), 1871–1954, U.S. football coach.
3. Harry Morris, 1881–1958, U.S. filmmaker, born in Poland: one of the Warner Brothers.
4. Jack L(eonard), 1892–1978, U.S. film producer, born in Canada.
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pop 1   (pŏp)   
v.   popped, pop·ping, pops

v.   intr.
  1. To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  2. To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  3. To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly: At last the cottage popped into view.
  4. To open wide suddenly: The child's eyes popped with astonishment.
  5. Baseball To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder: popped out to shortstop.
  6. To shoot a firearm, such as a pistol.
  7. To release (a clutch) suddenly.
v.   tr.
  1. To cause to make a sharp bursting sound.
  2. To cause to explode with a sharp bursting sound: popped the balloon.
  3. To put or thrust suddenly or unexpectedly: "popping a crisp plump shrimp into her mouth" (Kathleen Winsor).
    1. To discharge (a firearm).
    2. To fire at; shoot.
    3. To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium" (People).
    4. To have (a drink): popped a few beers after work.
  5. To hit or strike: popped me on the head.
  6. Baseball To hit (a ball) high in the air but not far.
  7. Slang
    1. To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium" (People).
    2. To have (a drink): popped a few beers after work.
n.  
  1. A sudden sharp, explosive sound.
  2. A shot with a firearm.
  3. Chiefly Midwestern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.
  4. Baseball A pop fly.
adv.  
  1. With a popping sound.
  2. Abruptly or unexpectedly.
  3. To leave abruptly or hurriedly.
  4. To die suddenly.
  5. To speak thoughtlessly in a burst of released anger.
Phrasal Verb(s):
pop forInformal To pay for: I'll pop for the video if you buy some snacks.
pop inTo visit briefly: just popped by to say hello.
pop off Informal
  1. To leave abruptly or hurriedly.
  2. To die suddenly.
  3. To speak thoughtlessly in a burst of released anger.

Idiom(s):
a popSlang 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.]
pop 2   (pŏp)   
n.   Informal
Father.

[Short for papa.]
pop 3   (pŏp)   
adj.  
  1. Of or for the general public; popular or popularized: pop culture; pop psychology.
  2. Of, relating to, or specializing in popular music: a pop singer.
  3. Of or suggestive of pop art: a pop style.
n.  
  1. Popular music.
  2. Pop art.
POP  
abbr.  
  1. point of purchase
  2. proof of purchase
soft drink  
n.   In both senses also called soda pop; also called regionally cold drink, drink, pop1, soda, soda water, tonic.
  1. A nonalcoholic, flavored, carbonated beverage, usually commercially prepared and sold in bottles or cans.
  2. A serving of this beverage. See Regional Note at tonic.
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Pop

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

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

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.

Pop

Pop\, adv. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate." --Beau. & Fl.
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Language Translation for : pop
Spanish: pequeño estallido,
German: der Knall,
Japanese: ポンという音
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pop

/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.
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pop  (n.1)
"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.

pop  (adj., n.)
"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.

pop  (n.2)
"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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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POP
1. A family of programming languages, POP-1, POP-2, POP-10, Pop-11, POP++, POP-9X, POPLOG.
2. Post Office Protocol.
See also pop, PoP.
[The Jargon File]
(1996-02-18)

PoP
Point Of Presence

pop programming
To remove something from the top of a stack.
Opposite of push.
(Not to be confused with Post Office Protocol or POP-1 the language).
[The Jargon File]
(1996-02-18)

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pop
popular
PoP
point of presence
POP
  1. Post Office Protocol
  2. proof of purchase
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