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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly: At last the cottage popped into view.
  • verb-intransitive. To open wide suddenly: The child's eyes popped with astonishment.
  • verb-intransitive. Baseball To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder: popped out to shortstop.
  • verb-intransitive. To shoot a firearm, such as a pistol.
  • verb-intransitive. To release (a clutch) suddenly.
  • v. To cause to make a sharp bursting sound.
  • v. To cause to explode with a sharp bursting sound: popped the balloon.
  • v. To put or thrust suddenly or unexpectedly: "popping a crisp plump shrimp into her mouth” ( Kathleen Winsor).
  • v. To discharge (a firearm).
  • v. To fire at; shoot.
  • v. To hit or strike: popped me on the head.
  • v. Baseball To hit (a ball) high in the air but not far.
  • v. Slang To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium” ( People).
  • v. Slang To have (a drink): popped a few beers after work.
  • n. A sudden sharp, explosive sound.
  • n. A shot with a firearm.
  • n. Chiefly Midwestern U.S. See soft drink. See Regional Note at tonic.
  • n. Baseball A pop fly.
  • ad. With a popping sound.
  • ad. Abruptly or unexpectedly.
  • phrasal-verb. pop for Informal To pay for: I'll pop for the video if you buy some snacks.
  • phrasal-verb. pop in To visit briefly: just popped by to say hello.
  • phrasal-verb. pop off Informal To leave abruptly or hurriedly.
  • phrasal-verb. pop off Informal To die suddenly.
  • phrasal-verb. pop off Informal To speak thoughtlessly in a burst of released anger.
  • idiom. a pop Slang Apiece; each: Tickets to the benefit were $100 a pop.
  • idiom. pop the question Informal To propose marriage.
  • n. Informal Father.
  • adj. Of or for the general public; popular or popularized: pop culture; pop psychology.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or specializing in popular music: a pop singer.
  • adj. Of or suggestive of pop art: a pop style.
  • n. Popular music.
  • n. Pop art.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Popular.
  • n. Pop music.
  • n. A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
  • n. An effervescent or fizzy drink most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
  • n. A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
  • n. Shortened from pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm. Possibly confusion, by assonance, with pot as in pot shot.
  • n. A portion, a quantity dispensed.
  • n. The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
  • v. To burst (something): to cause to burst.
  • v. To act suddenly, unexpectedly or quickly.
  • v. To hit.
  • v. To ejaculate.
  • v. To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
  • v. To place (something) (somewhere).
  • v. To swallow (a tablet of a drug).
  • v. To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
  • v. To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
  • interjection. Sound made in imitation of the sound.
  • n. Affectionate form of father.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report.
  • n. A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; -- so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it
  • n. The European redwing.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire.
  • v. To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice.
  • v. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn.
  • v. To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small pieces.
  • ad. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a quick sudden explosive report.
  • To appear or issue forth with a quick sudden motion; come suddenly into view; also, to disappear suddenly.
  • To propose marriage.
  • To cause to make a sudden explosive report.
  • To thrust forward, or offer suddenly or abruptly; put or thrust suddenly: with in, into, out, or upon.
  • To thrust aside or put off abruptly or unexpectedly.
  • To put suddenly: as, to pop the question. See phrase below.
  • To pawn, or pledge with a pawnbroker.
  • n. A smart explosive sound or small report like that made in drawing a cork from a bottle.
  • n. An effervescent beverage: so called from the sound made by the expulsion of the cork: as, ginger-pop.
  • n. A pistol.
  • Suddenly; abruptly; with unexpected entrance or exit.
  • To strike.
  • To smear (the face) with white lead or other cosmetics; powder (the face).
  • n. A stroke.
  • n. The redwinged thrush, Turdus iliacus. C. Swainson.
  • n. A contraction of popular: as, the Monday pops (popular concerts).
  • n. The time during which a reaction or pop safety-valve stays open.
  • n. A colloquial shortening of popcorn: as, the golden pops. See maize, 1.
  • n. An abbreviation of population.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. bulge outward
  • v. release suddenly
  • v. hit a pop-fly
  • v. drink down entirely
  • v. cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
  • v. put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
  • v. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
  • ad. like a pop or with a pop
  • v. appear suddenly or unexpectedly
  • v. take drugs, especially orally
  • n. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
  • v. fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
  • adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
  • v. cause to make a sharp explosive sound
  • n. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
  • v. make a sharp explosive noise
  • v. hit or strike
  • n. 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
  • n. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
  • Equivalent
    Verb Form
    popped    popping    pops   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change shape    deform    change form    let go of    let go    relinquish    release    hit    drink    imbibe   
    Cross Reference
    to pop corn    to pop the question    popping widgeon    to pop off    pa    papa    pap    paps   
    Variant
    popping    popped   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    soda    soda pop    minerals    dart    suddenly    unexpectedly    crack    explode    present    explosion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bopp    atop    bop    chop    cop    crop    drop    flop    glop    hop   
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    Music   
    Same Context
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    jazz    snap    rap    indie    thud    crackle    music    click    candy    hiss