Pop POP, n. A small smart quick sound or report. POP, v.i. To
enter or issue forth with a quick, sudden motion. I startled at his
popping upon me unexpectedly. 1. To dart; to start from place to place
suddenly. POP, v.t. To thrust or push suddenly with a quick
motion. He popp'd a paper into his hand. Did'st thou never pop
Thy head into a tinman's shop? To pop off, to thrust away; to shift
off. POP, adv. Suddenly; with sudden entrance or appearance.
pop
adj 1: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
among young people) [syn: popular, pop]
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
pop]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: pop, soda,
soda pop, soda water, tonic]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
[syn: pop, popping]
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, pop]
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out}]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: 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, pop up, pop]
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, pop, bolt
down}, belt down, pour down, down, drink down,
kill]
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"
adv 1: like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
pop I. verb (popped; popping)
Etymology: Middle English poppen, of imitative origin
Date: 15th century transitive verb1. to strike or knock sharply ;hit2. to push,
put, or thrust suddenly and often deftly <pops a grape
into her mouth> <popped in a CD> 3. to cause to
explode or burst open <popped some popcorn> <pop
the trunk> 4. to fire at ;shoot5. to take
(pills) especially frequently or habitually 6. to open with a pop
<pop a cold beer>
intransitive verb1.a. to go, come, or appear suddenly — often used with up
<images popping up on the screen> <pop in for a
visit> b. to escape or break away from something (as a point
of attachment) usually suddenly or unexpectedly
2. to make or burst with a sharp sound <a balloon
popped> 3. to protrude from the sockets <eyes
popping with amazement> 4. to shoot with a firearm
5. to hit a pop fly — often used with up or outII. nounDate: 1591 1. a sharp explosive sound
2. a shot from a gun 3.soda pop4.pop fly5. power to hit a baseball hard <a hitter with some pop
in his bat> 6. a drink or shot of alcohol
III. adverbDate: 1621
like or with a pop ; suddenly — often used interjectionally
IV. nounEtymology: short for poppaDate: 1838
fatherV. adjectiveEtymology: by shortening Date: 1880 1.popular
<pop music>: as
a. of or relating to popular music <pop singer>
b. of or relating to the popular culture disseminated through the
mass media <pop psychology> <pop grammarians>
<pop society>
2.a. of or relating to pop art <pop painter>
b. having, using, or imitating themes or techniques characteristic
of pop art <pop movie>
VI. nounDate: 1935 1. popular music 2.pop art3. pop culture
VII. abbreviation population
pop 1. n., v., & adv. --n. 1 a sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn. 2 colloq. an effervescent sweet drink. --v. (popped, popping) 1 intr. & tr. make or
cause to make a pop. 2 intr. & tr. (foll. by in, out, up, down, etc.) go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or in a quick or hasty manner (pop out to the shops; pop in for a visit; pop it on your
head). 3 a intr. & tr. burst, making a popping sound. b tr. heat (popcorn etc.) until it pops. 4 intr. (often foll. by at) colloq. fire a gun (at birds etc.). 5 tr. sl. pawn. 6 tr. sl.
inject (a drug etc.). 7 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a cricket-ball) rise sharply off the pitch. --adv. with the sound of a pop (heard it go pop). Phrases and idioms: in pop Brit.
sl. in pawn. pop off colloq. 1 die. 2 quietly slip away (cf. sense 2 of v.). pop the question colloq. propose marriage. pop-shop Brit. sl. a pawnbroker's shop. pop-up 1 (of a
toaster etc.) operating so as to move the object (toast when ready etc.) quickly upwards. 2 (of a book, greetings card, etc.) containing three-dimensional figures, illustrations, etc., that rise up
when the page is turned. 3 Computing (of a menu) able to be superimposed on the screen being worked on and suppressed rapidly. Etymology: ME: imit. 2. adj. & n.
colloq. --adj. 1 in a popular or modern style. 2 performing popular music etc. (pop group; pop star). --n. 1 pop music. 2 a pop record or song (top of the pops). Phrases and
idioms: pop art art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, esp. as a critical comment on traditional fine art values. pop festival a festival at which popular music etc. is
performed. Etymology: abbr. 3. n. esp. US colloq. father. Etymology: abbr. of POPPA
pop
(pops, popping, popped)Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1. Pop is modern music that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electronic equipment.
...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul......a life-size poster of a pop star...I know nothing about pop music.N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
2. You can refer to fizzy drinks such as lemonade as pop. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM,
usually use soda pop)
He still visits the village shop for buns and fizzy pop....glass pop bottles.N-UNCOUNT
3. Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example the sound made by bursting
a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle.
His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.N-COUNT; SOUND
4. If something pops, it makes a short sharp sound.
He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the
ceiling.VERB: V
5. If your eyes pop, you look very surprised or excited when you see something. (INFORMAL)
My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show.VERB: V
6. If you pop something somewhere, you put it there quickly. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He plucked a purple grape from the bunch and popped it in his mouth.VERB: V n prep/adv
7. If you pop somewhere, you go there for a short time. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night.VERB: V adv/prep
8. Some people call their father pop. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, usually use dad)
I looked at Pop and he had big tears in his eyes...N-FAMILY
9.
to pop the question: seequestion
Spout \Spout\, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See
Spout, v. t.]
1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip,
pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind
through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is
conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the
spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the
roof of a building. --Addison. ``A conduit with three
issuing spouts.'' --Shak.
In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is
contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir
T. Browne.
From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.
--Pope.
2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a
receptacle.
3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when
rising in a column; also, a waterspout.
To put, shove, or pop, up the spout, to pawn or
pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in allusion to the spout up
which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles. [Cant]
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\, 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/ [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
̈ɪpɔp v.
1 burst, explode, bang, go off: The balloon popped, making me jump.
2 Often, pop in or out or by. visit, stop, call, appear, Colloq drop in, Brit nip in:
Guess who popped in to see me on his way to the airport.
3 bulge, protrude, stick out, US bug out: The little boy's eyes popped when they brought
in the birthday cake. --n.
4 explosion, bang, report, crack: The Christmas cracker went off with a loud pop.
5 soft drink, soda (water); cola, Brit fizzy drink, lemonade, US soda (pop): A bottle
of pop for my daughter and a pint of bitter for me, please.
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