pop off

POP

abbr.

1. point of purchase

2. proof of purchase

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pop ¹  (pp)

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).

4.

a. To discharge (a firearm).

b. To fire at; shoot.

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

a. To take (drugs), especially orally: "To calm a case of the jitters . . . the bride popped Valium" (People).

b. 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.

Phrasal Verbs:

pop for

Informal To pay for: I'll pop for the video if you buy some snacks.

pop in

To 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.

Idioms:

a pop

Slang Apiece; each: Tickets to the benefit were $100 a pop.

pop the question Informal

To propose marriage.

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[Middle English poppen, from pop, a blow, stroke, of imitative origin.]

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pop ²  (pp)

n. Informal

Father.

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[Short for papa.]

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pop ³  (pp) Informal

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.

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pop off

Verb

Informal

1. to depart suddenly

2. to die suddenly

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pop off - leave quickly go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	2.	pop off - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" buy it, pip out - be killed or die; drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed