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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.
EXPANDto protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop.
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.
EXPANDInformal. to cause to fire; discharge: He popped his rifle at the bird.
12.
to shoot (usually followed by at, off, etc.): He popped off bottles with a slingshot.
13.
British Slang. to pawn.
14.
COLLAPSEInformal.
a.
to take or swallow (pills), especially 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.
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Pop the question
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
noun
15.
a short, quick, explosive sound.
16.
a popping.
17.
a shot with a firearm.
18.
Informal. soda pop.
19.
EXPANDa 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.
adverb
21.
with an explosive sound: The balloon went pop.
22.
quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Pop, the door flew open!
adjective
Verb phrases23.
Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz.
24.
pop for, Slang. to pay or buy for oneself or another, especially as a gift or treat; spring for: I'll pop for the first round of drinks.
25.
pop off, Informal.
a.
to die, especially suddenly.
b.
to depart, especially 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.
Idiomspop up, Baseball. to hit a pop fly.
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 Middle English (noun) poppe a blow; (v.) poppen to strike; of expressive orig.
1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) poppe a blow; (v.) poppen to strike; of expressive orig.
Synonyms
3. appear, burst.
3. appear, burst.
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Word Origin & History
pop
"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.
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Cultural Dictionary
pop the question definition
To “pop the question” is to propose marriage: “They have been going out for so long; I wonder when he'll pop the question.”
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
pop the question
Propose marriage, as in He picked Valentine's Day to pop the question. [Early 1700s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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