pop
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/pɒp/
English
Definitions
noun
- A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.“Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
- (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.“Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”
- (Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.“Go in the store and buy us three pops.”
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.“The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”
verb
- To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.“The muskets popped away on all sides.”
- To burst (something) with a popping sound.“The boy with the pin popped the balloon.”
- (with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.“A rabbit popped out of the hole.”
- To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.“He popped his head around the door.”
interjection
- Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
noun
- Affectionate form of father.“My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.”
noun
- Pop music.
adjective
- (used attributively in set phrases) Popular.
noun
- (Russian Orthodoxy) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.