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–adjective

1.	(of books, usually children's books) having pieces of artwork fastened to the pages so that when the page is opened, a three-dimensional cutout or object is formed and, sometimes, movement of a picture element, such as a door opening, can be activated by pulling a tab.

2.	of or being a device that ejects or raises a finished or used item from the top: a pop-up toaster.

3.	of or pertaining to a device, mechanism, or object that rises or pivots from a concealed or recessed position to its operating position: a camera with a pop-up electronic flash; a car with pop-up headlights.

4.	popping up, as from an appliance or object: pop-up waffles heated in the toaster; a pop-up gauge for indicating when the turkey is done.

–noun

5.	a pop-up book.

6.	something, as a partially cut out or spring-mounted illustration in a children's book, that unfolds or springs up when opened or otherwise activated; pop-out: a Christmas card with a pop-up of Santa Claus.

7.	Baseball. pop fly.

Also, popup.

[Origin: 1860–65 for def. 7; n., adj. use of v. phrase pop up

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pop fly
n. Baseball
A short high fly ball. Also called pop-up.

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pop-up (pŏp'ŭp')
adj.

Emerging quickly from a recessed or concealed position when activated: pop-up gun emplacements.
Rising to form a three-dimensional structure when a page is opened: pop-up illustrations in a children's book.

A device or illustration that pops up.
Baseball See pop fly.

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pop-up
noun
1.	a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened [syn: pop-up book]
2.	a short high fly ball [syn: pop fly]

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