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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 ¹

Verb

[popping, popped]

1. to make or cause to make a small explosive sound

2. (often foll. by in, out)etc. Informal to enter or leave briefly or suddenly: his mother popped out to buy him an ice cream

3. to place suddenly or unexpectedly: Benny popped a sweet into his mouth

4. to burst with a small explosive sound

5. (of the eyes) to protrude

6. Informal to pawn

7. pop the question Informal to propose marriage

Noun

1. a light sharp explosive sound

2. Brit informal a nonalcoholic fizzy drink

Adverb

with a pop

See also pop off [imitative]

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pop ²

Noun

music of general appeal, esp. to young people, that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electrical amplification

Adjective

1. relating to pop music: a pop concert

2. Informal short for popular

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pop ³

Noun

Informal

1. father

2. an old man

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POP

1. point of presence: a device that enables access to the internet

2. post office protocol: a protocol which brings e-mail to and from a mail server

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pop - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
	2.	pop - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" soda pop, soda water, tonic, soda soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer - effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
	3.	pop - a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork popping sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	4.	pop - 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 pop music popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
Verb	1.	pop - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" bug out, bulge out, pop out, protrude, bulge, come out, start change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
	2.	pop - hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	3.	pop - make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" pop - cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle" sputter - make an explosive sound; "sputtering engines"
	4.	pop - fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping" fire, discharge - cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
	5.	pop - cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle" sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" pop - make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
	6.	pop - appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" crop up, pop up appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
	7.	pop - put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth" throw, thrust - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"
	8.	pop - release suddenly; "pop the clutch" let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
	9.	pop - hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	10.	pop - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, pour down, toss off, kill drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
	11.	pop - take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" inject - take by injection; "inject heroin" skin pop - inject (drugs) into the skin
	12.	pop - cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" pop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" collapse, burst - cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe"
	13.	pop - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" burst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" pop - cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"
Adj.	1.	pop - (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) popular artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner nonclassical - not classical
Adv.	1.	pop - like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"

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pop

noun 1. (Informal) soft drink, ginger Scot. soda U.S., Canad. fizzy drink, cool drink S. African

noun 2. bang, report, crack, noise, burst, explosion

verb 3. burst, crack, snap, bang, explode, report, go off (with a bang)

verb 4. protrude, bulge, stick out

verb 5. put, insert, push, stick, slip, thrust, tuck, shove

verb 6. (Informal) (often with in, out, etc) call, visit, appear, drop in (informal) leave quickly, come or go suddenly, nip in or out Brit. (informal)

Translations

pop [pɔp] n → ¡pum!;

(sound) → ruido seco;

(MUS) → (música) pop m;

(US) (col) (= father); papá m;

(col) (drink) → gaseosa

vt (= burst) → hacer reventar

vi → reventar; [cork] → saltar;

she popped her head out (of the window) → sacó de repente la cabeza (por la ventana)

pop in vi → entrar un momento

pop out vi → salir un momento

pop up vi → aparecer inesperadamente

pop [pɔp] n (= noise) → bruit sec;

(Mus) → musique f pop;

(inf) (= drink); soda m;

(US) (inf) (= father); papa m

vt (= put) → fourrer, mettre (rapidement)

vi → éclater [+ cork]; sauter;

she popped her head out of the window → elle passa la tête par la fenêtre

pop in vi → entrer en passant

pop out vi → sortir

pop up vi → apparaître, surgir

pop [pɔp] n (Mus) → Pop m;

(fizzy drink) → Limonade f;

(US) (inf) (= father); Papa m;

(sound) → Knall m

vi [balloon] → platzen; [cork] → knallen

vt to pop sth into/onto sth → etw schnell in etw acc stecken/auf etw acc legen;

his eyes popped out of his head (inf) → ihm fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf;

she popped her head out of the window → sie streckte den Kopf aus dem Fenster

pop in pop vi → vorbeikommen

pop out pop vi → kurz weggehen

pop up pop vi → auftauchen;

(Comput) (window) → aufpoppen

pop [pɔp] n (noise) → schiocco;

(MUS) → musica pop;

(US ) (col) (= father); babbo;

(col) (drink) → bevanda gasata

vt (= put) → mettere (in fretta)

vi → scoppiare; [cork] → schioccare;

she popped her head out (of the window) → sporse fuori la testa

pop in vi → passare

pop out vi → fare un salto fuori

pop up vi → apparire, sorgere

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pop¹

n pop [pop]

1 a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle The paper bag burst with a loud pop. knal فَرْقَعَه пукане bouchnutí knald der Knall ξερός κρότος pequeño estallido pauk بامب؛ تق poksahdus pan! קוֹל נֶפֶץ तड़ाका, फट slabi prasak pukkanás letupan hvellur, smellur schiocco, botto ポンという音 펑하는 소리 pokštelėjimas paukšķis; šāviens bunyi pop knal, plof smell, knall huk, trzask, puknięcie estoiro pocnet хлопок buchnutie pok prasak knall, smäll, puff เสียงดังเปาะ plop sesi 砰的一聲 уривчастий звук; постріл پھٹنے کي آواز tiếng nổ bốp 砰的一声

2 fizzy drink a bottle of pop. gaskoeldrank مَشْروب فَوّار газирана напитка šumivý nápoj sodavand die Brause αναψυκτικό με ανθρακικό bebida gaseosa, refresco vurts, vahuvein نوشیدنی گازدار virvoitusjuoma boisson gazeuse מַשקֶה תוֹסֵס पॉप संगीत pjenušavo (sodno)piće szénsavas ital limun gosdrykkur gazzosa 炭酸飲料 탄산수, 발포성 음료 putojantis gėrimas putojošs dzēriens minuman bergas prik brus napój gazowany gasosa băutură acidu­lată шипучий напиток šumivý nápoj peneča pijača gazirano piće läskedryck น้ำอัดลม gazoz 有氣的瓶裝飲料(如汽水等) шипучий напій ايک مشروب đồ uống có ga 有气的瓶装饮料（如汽水等）

v – past tense, past participle popped –

1 to (cause to) make a pop He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped. bars يُفَرْقِع пуквам (nechat) bouchnout knalde knallen σκάζω με ξερό κρότο reventar, estallar pauguga lahti tegema / pauguga lahti tulema بامبی صدا کردن poksauttaa (faire) éclater לְפוֹצֵץ हल्का धमाका करना या होना prasnuti,oštro puknuti pukkan meletuskan sprengja scoppiare ポンと鳴らす 펑하는 소리가 나(게 하)다, 파열하다 pokš(tel)ėti, susprog(din)ti []paukšķēt; paukšķināt meletup (doen) barsten smelle pęknąć, przebijać rebentar a pocni хлопать; лопаться prasknúť, puknúť počiti prasnuti smälla ทำให้เกิดเสียงดัง patla(t)mak (突然)爆開 ляскати, вистрілювати پھاڑنا nổ （突然）爆开

2 to spring upwards or outwards His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement. uitpeul, uitbars يَقْفِز изскачам vylézat (z důlků) ryge ud af hovedet aus den Höhlen treten πετάγομαι saltar, salir (casi se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas) välja hüppama بیرون زدن pullistua sortir tout à coup, surgir לָצֵאת מְחוֹרֵיהֵן दागना otvoriti kiguvad melotot standa út; skjótast út schizzare fuori (dalle orbite) 飛び出す (눈알이) 튀어 나오다 iššokti izskriet; izlēkt; (par acīm) [] ieplesties terbeliak uitpuilen sprette ut, gå i lufta wyskakiwać saltar a ieşi вылезать из орбит vyliezať z jamiek izskočiti iskočiti stå på skaft กระเด้ง (gözü) fal taşı gibi açılmak, yerinden fırlamak (眼睛)睜大或突出 вистрибувати اچھلنا hấp háy （眼睛）睁大或突出

3 to go quickly and briefly somewhere He popped out to buy a newspaper. uitgaan يَنْطَلِق отскачам vyběhnout smutte flitzen πετάγομαι για κάπου και επιστρέφω σύντομα pasar por, hacer una parada breve läbi hüppama ناگهان و به سرعت رفتن pistäytyä sortir “לִקפוֹץ” उठना, उठा लेना iskočiti,izletjeti elugrik (vhova) pergi sebentar skreppa, skjótast (fare un salto) ちょっと出かける 별안간 가다 išbėgti, išlėkti (uz īsu brīdi) izskriet pergi sekejap wippen stikke ut/innom skoczyć sair num pulo a ieşi выскочить vybehnúť skočiti ven skoknuti kila ไปมาอย่างรวดเร็ว bir koşu gidivermek 突然行動 піти несподівано پھيرا لگانا ù đi 突然行动

4 put quickly He popped the letter into his pocket. insteek يَضَع بِسُرْعَه бутвам vsunout putte schnell stecken χώνω, βάζω κτ. γρήγορα κάπου poner/meter rápidamente torkama به سرعت قرار دادن sujauttaa fourrer לִתחוֹב מַהֵר पटकना, पटक देना smuknuti u bedug memasukkan dengan cepat-cepat setja (e-ð) hratt í ficcare ひょいと置く 얼른 넣다 įkišti (ātri) []likt; []likt memasukkan cepat-cepat snel steken stikke wsuwać enfiar a vârî (за)сунуть strčiť hitro spraviti gurnuti stoppa, sticka เสียบ çabucak koyuvermek 突然放入 запхнути جلدي سے رکھ لينا cất nhanh 突然放入

n ˈpopcorn

a kind of maize that bursts open when it is heated, and is eaten either sweetened or salted. springmielies فُشار، ذُرَه مَشْوِيَّه пуканки kukuřice popcorn das Popcorn ποπκόρν palomitas popkorn ذرت بوداده popcorn maïs soufflé פּוֹפּקוֹרן लावा, फुटेहरा kokice (prženo zrnje kukuruza) pattogatott kukorica berondong jagung poppkorn popcorn ポップコーン 튀긴 옥수수 kukurūzų spragėsiai popkorns, grauzdēta kukurūza bertih jagung popcorn popkorn, ristet mais prażona kukurydza pipocas popcorn, floricele (de porumb) попкорн pukance pokovka kokica popcorn ข้าวโพดคั่ว patlamış mısır 爆玉米花 попкорн مکئي bỏng ngô 爆玉米花

n ˈpop-gun

a toy gun that fires pellets by means of compressed air. windbuks بُنْدُقِيَّة الصِّغار تُطْلِقُ فَلّينَه въздушна пушка vzduchovka luftbøsse die Knallbüchse πιστολάκι με φελλό de juguete pistola de aire comprimido korgipüss تفنگ بادی korkkipyssy pistolet à bouchon/air רוֹבֶה אֲווִיר तुफंग, खिलौना बंदूक, छोटी बंदूक dječja pucaljka na čep játékpuska bedil-bedilan loftbyssa schioppo ad aria compressa 豆鉄砲 장난감 총 orinis pistoletas rotaļu/gaisa šautene pistol mainan proppeschieter luftgevær wiatrówka ar comprimido espingarda de armă cu aer com­primat пугач vzduchovka otroška pištola, pokalica dečji pištolj luft-, korkbössa ปืนเด็กเล่น mantar tabancası (兒童玩具)氣槍 пугач ايک معمولي بندوق súng hơi đồ chơi （儿童玩具）气枪

pop up

to appear I never know where he'll pop up next. opduik يَقْفِز появявам се vynořit se dukke op plötzlich auftauchen ξεφυτρώνω, εμφανίζομαι aparecer, surgir, salir por välja vupsama ظاهر شدن tulla tupsahtaa surgir לַצוּץ उभरना pojaviti se,iskrsnuti felbukkan muncul birtast (allt í einu) comparire 現れる 별안간 나타나다 pasirodyti, išdygti (pēkšņi) parādīties, uzrasties muncul dgn tiba-tiba opduiken dukke opp/fram pojawiać się aparecer a se ivi возникнуть vynoriť sa pojaviti se pojaviti se dyka upp ปรากฏขึ้น birden belirmek (突然地)出現 з'являтися نمودار ہونا xuất hiện （突然地）出现