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/pɒp/ English

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noun

  1. A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.“Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
  2. (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.“Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”
  3. (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.”
  4. A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.“The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”

verb

  1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.“The muskets popped away on all sides.”
  2. To burst (something) with a popping sound.“The boy with the pin popped the balloon.”
  3. (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.”
  4. To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.“He popped his head around the door.”

interjection

  1. Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

noun

  1. Affectionate form of father.“My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.”

noun

  1. Pop music.

adjective

  1. (used attributively in set phrases) Popular.

noun

  1. (Russian Orthodoxy) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.

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