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poppet

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pop·pet  (ppt)
n.
1. A poppet valve.
2. Nautical
a. A small wooden strip on a gunwale that forms or supports an oarlock.
b. One of the beams of a launching cradle supporting a ship's hull.
3. Chiefly British A darling.

[Middle English popet, small child, doll, puppet; see puppet.]

poppet [ˈpɒpɪt]
n
1. a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Also called poppet valve a mushroom-shaped valve that is lifted from its seating against a spring by applying an axial force to its stem: commonly used as an exhaust or inlet valve in an internal-combustion engine
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a temporary supporting brace for a vessel hauled on land or in a dry dock
[early variant of puppet]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.poppet - a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
valve - control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
Translations
poppet [ˈpɒpɪt] N (Brit) → encanto m, cielo m
yes, my poppetsí, hija, sí, querida
she is a poppetes un cielo
the boss is a poppetel jefe es un encanto
poppet
n (inf)Schatz m; (inf)Schätzchen nt
poppet [ˈpɒpɪt] n (fam) → tesoro, amore m
poppet [ˈpɒpɪt] n (fam) → tesoro, amore m


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Six days ago when I brought her my first earnings in full--twenty-three roubles forty copecks altogether--she called me her poppet: 'poppet,' said she, 'my little poppet.
"Why, Quebec, my poppet," says George, following, on invitation, into that department.
Poppets knocked at the door to know if we were ready for supper.
 
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