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Definition of 'POP'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) pop
to make a short, quick, explosive sound:
The cork popped.

2.  pop
to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting.

3.  pop
to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly.

4.  pop
to shoot with a firearm:
to pop at a mark.

5.  pop
(of eyes) to protrude from the sockets.

6. (v.t.) pop
to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound.

7.  pop
to cause to burst open with such a sound.

8.  pop
to put or thrust quickly:
Pop the muffins into the oven.

9.  pop
to shoot; fire at.

10.  pop
Informal.

11.  pop
to take or swallow (pills), esp. habitually.

12.  pop
to eat compulsively, as snack foods.

13.  pop
Slang. to pay for, esp. as a treat.

14.  pop
Informal. to visit briefly; drop by.

15.  pop
Informal.

16.  pop
to die suddenly.

17.  pop
to depart abruptly.

18.  pop
to express oneself volubly or indiscreetly.

19.  pop
Baseball. to be put out by hitting a pop fly caught by a player on the opposing team.

20.  pop
Baseball. to hit a pop fly.

21. (n.) pop
a short, quick, explosive sound.

22.  pop
a popping.

23.  pop
a shot with a firearm.

24. (adv.) pop
with an explosive sound:
The balloon went pop.

25.  pop
suddenly or unexpectedly.

26. (adj.) pop
of or pertaining to popular songs:
pop singers.

27.  pop
of or pertaining to pop art.

28.  pop
reflecting or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people:
pop culture.

29. (n.) pop
popular music.

30. (Informal.) pop
father.

31. (n.) pop
a frozen ice or ice-cream confection on a stick.

32.  POP
point of purchase.

33.  POP
proof of purchase.

Definition of 'POP'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

2. (noun) pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
"in New England they call sodas tonics"

3. (noun) pop, popping
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

4. (adj) pop music, 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

5. (verb) popular, pop
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

6. (verb) start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out
bulge outward
"His eyes popped"

7. (verb) pop
hit a pop-fly
"He popped out to shortstop"

8. (verb) pop
make a sharp explosive noise
"The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

9. (verb) pop
fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
"The soldiers were popping"

10. (verb) pop
cause to make a sharp explosive sound
"He popped the champagne bottle"

11. (verb) crop up, pop up, pop
appear suddenly or unexpectedly
"The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"

12. (verb) pop
put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
"pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"

13. (verb) pop
release suddenly
"pop the clutch"

14. (verb) pop
hit or strike
"He popped me on the head"

15. (verb) toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill
drink down entirely
"He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

16. (verb) pop
take drugs, especially orally
"The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"

17. (verb) pop
cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
"The child popped the balloon"

18. (adverb) pop
burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
"The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

19. (adverb) pop
like a pop or with a pop
"everything went pop"

Definition of 'POP'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) pop
a type of modern popular music
a pop hit

2.  pop
pop star
a singer of pop music

3.  pop
a sudden short sound like sth exploding
the pop of a balloon bursting

4.  pop
sweet drinks with tiny bubbles; = soda
a bottle of pop

5. (verb) pop
to make a loud short noise like a small explosion
The engine was clicking and popping.

6.  pop
to burst
Let's pop all the balloons.; bubbles popping on the surface

7.  pop
to quickly put somewhere
He popped a candy into his mouth.

8.  pop
to quickly and briefly go somewhere
I'll pop into the house - you wait here.

Definition of 'POP'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) POP
like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly

2. (noun) POP
a small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop

3. (noun) POP
an unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc

4. (noun) POP
the European redwing

5. (verb) POP
to make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides

6. (verb) POP
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

7. (verb) POP
to burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well

8. (verb) POP
to thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door

9. (verb) POP
to cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts

Definitions of 'POP'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. POP
[from the operation that removes the top of a stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are usually saved on the stack] (also capitalized ‘POP’)

1. vt. To remove something from a stack. If a person says he/she has popped something from his stack, that means he/she has finally finished working on it and can now remove it from the list of things hanging overhead.

2. When a discussion gets to a level of detail so deep that the main point of the discussion is being lost, someone will shout “Pop!”, meaning “Get back up to a higher level!” The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm with a finger pointing to the ceiling.

3. [all-caps, as ‘POP’] Point of Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to make (local) calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.

Translation of 'POP'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: 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.
Afrikaans: knal	Arabic: فَرْقَعَه	Bulgarian: пукане
Brazilian: estouro	Czech: bouchnutí	German: der Knall
Danish: knald	Greek: ξερός κρότος	Spanish: pequeño estallido
Estonian: pauk	Farsi: بامب؛ تق	Finnish: poksahdus
French: pan!	Hebrew: קוֹל נֶפֶץ	Hindi: तड़ाका, फट
Croatian: slabi prasak	Hungarian: pukkanás	Indonesian: letupan
Icelandic: hvellur, smellur	Italian: schiocco, botto	Japanese: ポンという音
Korean: 펑 하는 소리	Lithuanian: pokštelėjimas	Latvian: paukšķis; šāviens
Malay: bunyi pop	Dutch: knal, plof	Norwegian: smell, knall
Polish: huk, trzask, puknięcie	Persian: صداى بمب، بامب؛ تق	Pashto: لكه د بم ږغ
Portuguese: estoiro	Romanian: pocnet	Russian: хлопок
Slovak: buchnutie	Slovenian: pok	Serbian: prasak
Swedish: knall, smäll, puff	Thai: เสียงดังเปาะ	Turkish: plop sesi
Taiwanese: 砰的一聲	Ukrainian: уривчастий звук; постріл	Urdu: پھٹنے کي آواز
Vietnamese: tiếng nổ bốp	Chinese: 砰的一声
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