pop

Plural: pops

Noun

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
• a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
• 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
• A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
• An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
• A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
• A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
• A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
• Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
• The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
• A bird, the European redwing.
• The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
• A pistol.
• A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
• Clipping of freeze pop.
• A lollipop.
• A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
• The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
• One's father.
• Pop music.
• Population.
• A Russian Orthodox parish priest.

Verb

Verb Forms: popped, popping, pops

• To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
• bulge outward
  • "His eyes popped"
• hit a pop-fly
  • "He popped out to shortstop"
• make a sharp explosive noise
  • "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
• fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
  • "The soldiers were popping"
• cause to make a sharp explosive sound
  • "He popped the champagne bottle"
• appear suddenly or unexpectedly
  • "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"
  • "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"
• put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
  • "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"
  • "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
• release suddenly
  • "pop the clutch"
• hit or strike
  • "He popped me on the head"
• drink down entirely
  • "They popped a few beer after work"
• take drugs, especially orally
  • "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"
• cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
  • "The child popped the balloon"
• burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
  • "The balloon popped"
  • "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
• To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
• To burst (something) with a popping sound.
• To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
• To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
• To make a short trip or visit.
• To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
• To hit (something or someone).
• To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
• To ejaculate; to orgasm.
• To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
• To give birth.
• To pawn (something) (to raise money).
• To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
• To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
• To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
• To perform the popping style of dance.
• To arrest.
• To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
• To occur or happen.

Adjective Satellite

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

Adverb

• like a pop or with a pop
  • "everything went pop"

Intj

• A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

Adj

• Popular.

Examples

• a pop of vanilla flavour
• A rabbit popped out of the hole.
• a white dress with a pop of red
• Go in the store and buy us three pops.
• He popped his head around the door.
• He popped me on the nose.
• He's on probation. We can pop him right now for gang association.
• I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day.
• I'll pop by your place later today.
• I'm just popping round to the newsagent.
• Just pop it in the fridge for now.
• Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
• Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.
• My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.
• My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.
• Pop a U-turn. You missed the turnoff.
• The boy with the pin popped the balloon.
• The feeling when a bingo word pops into your head during Scrabble is exhilarating.
• The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.
• The muskets popped away on all sides.
• They cost 50 pence a pop.
• This colour really pops.
• This corn pops well.
• What's popping?
• You wait in the car, I'm just gonna pop in the store.

Synonyms

belt down, bolt down, bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, crop up, dad, dada, daddy, down, drink down, kill, pa, papa, pappa, pop music, pop out, pop up, popping, popular, pour down, protrude, soda, soda pop, soda water, start, tonic, toss off, nip, peek, the list at soda

Related Words

pa, pap, papa, paps

Anagrams of pop