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pop
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Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive), Verb (intransitive), Adjective, Adverb, Interjection
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pop has 4 senses
- pop(n = noun.person) dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk; Array is a kind of begetter, father, male parent
- pop(n = noun.food) soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic - a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" is a kind of soft drink
- pop(n = noun.event) popping - a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork; Array is a kind of sound
- pop(n = noun.communication) pop music - 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; Array is a kind of popular music, popular music genre
Derived forms verb pop13, verb pop12, verb pop4, verb pop3, verb pop5
Adjective pop has 1 sense
- pop(s = adj.all) popular - (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people); Array
Adverbial pop has 1 sense
Verb pop has 13 senses
- pop(v = verb.motion) bug out, bulge, bulge out, come out, pop out, protrude, start - bulge outward; "His eyes popped" is one way to change form, change shape, deform
- pop(v = verb.contact) Array - hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop" is one way to hit
- pop(v = verb.perception) Array - make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped" is one way to go, sound
- pop(v = verb.competition) Array - fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping" is one way to discharge, fire
- pop(v = verb.perception) Array - cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle" is one way to sound
- pop(v = verb.perception) crop up, pop up - appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" is one way to appear
- pop(v = verb.contact) Array - put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth" is one way to throw, thrust
- pop(v = verb.contact) Array - release suddenly; "pop the clutch" is one way to let go, let go of, release, relinquish
- pop(v = verb.contact) Array - hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" is one way to hit
- pop(v = verb.consumption) belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pour down, toss off - drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" is one way to drink, imbibe
- pop(v = verb.consumption) Array - take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves" is one way to inject
- pop(v = verb.change) Array - cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon" is one way to burst, collapse
- pop(v = verb.change) Array - burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" is one way to break open, burst, split
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derived forms noun pop3, noun popping1
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Something ----s
Derived forms noun pop3, noun popping1
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Somebody ----s
Derived form noun pop3
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Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----s something PP
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun pop3, noun popper3
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derived form noun pop3
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CIDE DICTIONARY
pop, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Poop.].
- A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. Addison. [1913 Webster]
- A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; -- so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. Hood. [1913 Webster]
- The European redwing. [1913 Webster]
pop, v. i.
- To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"He that killed my king . . .
Popp'd in between the election and my hopes." [1913 Webster]"A trick of popping up and down every moment." [1913 Webster] - To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well. [1913 Webster]
pop, v. t.
- 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. [1913 Webster]"He popped a paper into his hand." [1913 Webster]
- To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. [1913 Webster]
- To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie. [PJC]
pop, adv.
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pop, abbr. Post Office Preferred (size of envelopes etc.).
pop, n., v., & adv.
--n.
1 a sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn.
2 colloq. an effervescent sweet drink.
--v. (popped, popping)
1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a pop.
2 intr. & tr. (foll. by in, out, up, down, etc.) go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or in a quick or hasty manner (pop out to the shops; pop in for a visit; pop it on your head).
3 a intr. & tr. burst, making a popping sound. b tr. heat (popcorn etc.) until it pops.
4 intr. (often foll. by at) colloq. fire a gun (at birds etc.).
5 tr. sl. pawn.
6 tr. sl. inject (a drug etc.).
7 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a cricket-ball) rise sharply off the pitch.
--adv. with the sound of a pop (heard it go pop).
--n.
1 a sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn.
2 colloq. an effervescent sweet drink.
--v. (popped, popping)
1 intr. & tr. make or cause to make a pop.
2 intr. & tr. (foll. by in, out, up, down, etc.) go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or in a quick or hasty manner (pop out to the shops; pop in for a visit; pop it on your head).
3 a intr. & tr. burst, making a popping sound. b tr. heat (popcorn etc.) until it pops.
4 intr. (often foll. by at) colloq. fire a gun (at birds etc.).
5 tr. sl. pawn.
6 tr. sl. inject (a drug etc.).
7 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a cricket-ball) rise sharply off the pitch.
--adv. with the sound of a pop (heard it go pop).
Idiom
in pop Brit. sl. in pawn. pop off colloq.
1 die.
2 quietly slip away (cf. sense 2 of v.). pop the question colloq. propose marriage. pop-shop Brit. sl. a pawnbroker's shop.
pop-up
1 (of a toaster etc.) operating so as to move the object (toast when ready etc.) quickly upwards.
2 (of a book, greetings card, etc.) containing three-dimensional figures, illustrations, etc., that rise up when the page is turned.
3 Computing (of a menu) able to be superimposed on the screen being worked on and suppressed rapidly.
1 die.
2 quietly slip away (cf. sense 2 of v.). pop the question colloq. propose marriage. pop-shop Brit. sl. a pawnbroker's shop.
pop-up
1 (of a toaster etc.) operating so as to move the object (toast when ready etc.) quickly upwards.
2 (of a book, greetings card, etc.) containing three-dimensional figures, illustrations, etc., that rise up when the page is turned.
3 Computing (of a menu) able to be superimposed on the screen being worked on and suppressed rapidly.
pop, adj. & n. colloq.
--adj.
1 in a popular or modern style.
2 performing popular music etc. (pop group; pop star).
--n.
1 pop music.
2 a pop record or song (top of the pops).
--adj.
1 in a popular or modern style.
2 performing popular music etc. (pop group; pop star).
--n.
1 pop music.
2 a pop record or song (top of the pops).
Idiom
pop art art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, esp. as a critical comment on traditional fine art values. pop festival a festival at which popular music etc. is performed.
pop, n. esp. US colloq. father.
Etymology
abbr. of POPPA
THESAURUS
pop
Babbittish, Babbittry, Methuselah, Philistine, abba, abruptly, alcoholic drink, antediluvian, antique, back number, bad taste, bag, ballad, balloon, bang, bark, belly, belly out, beverage, bilge, billow, blast, bouge, bourgeois, bourgeois taste, bug, bulge, bump, burst, camp, campiness, campy, catch, chink, click, clink, clop, clump, clunk, common, commonplace, conservative, crack, crump, dad, daddy, dash, detonate, detonation, dilate, ding, dip, discharge, distend, dodo, drink, drinkable, dull thud, elder, explode, explosion, father, flick, flump, fogy, fossil, foster father, frosted, frosted shake, fud, fuddy-duddy, fulminate, fulmination, fusillade, general, genitor, go, go off, goggle, governor, granny, gunshot, has-been, hastily, high camp, high-camp, hit, hit tune, hock, homely, homespun, impetuously, impignorate, impropriety, impulsively, inappropriateness, indecency, indecorousness, indecorum, indelicacy, inelegance, inelegancy, kitsch, kitschy, light music, like a flash, like a thunderbolt, liquid, liquor, longhair, low camp, low-camp, malt, matriarch, mid-Victorian, mortgage, mossback, nail, of a sudden, old, old believer, old crock, old dodo, old fogy, old liner, old man, old poop, old woman, old-timer, on short notice, ordinary, pa, pad, pap, papa, pappy, pat, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, patter, philistinism, pitapat, pitter-patter, plebeian, pledge, plop, plump, plunk, pooch, poor taste, pop culture, pop music, pops, popular, popular music, popular song, potable, potation, pouch, pout, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, public, rap, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, round out, salvo, shake, sharp, shot, sire, slap, slog, smack, smite, sock, soda, soda pop, soda water, soft drink, song hit, spout, square, stab, stagger, starets, startlingly, stepfather, sudden, suddenly, surprisingly, swat, swell, swell out, tap, tastelessness, the old man, thud, thump, tick, tinkle, tonic, traditionalist, try, tunk, unaestheticism, unaestheticness, unawares, unbecomingness, unexpectedly, unfittingness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness, vernacular, volley, vulgar taste, vulgarism, vulgarity, vulgarness, whack, whirl, without notice, without warningROGET THESAURUS
pop
Snap
VB rap, snap, tap, knock, ping, click, clash, crack, crackle, crash, pop, slam, bang, blast, boom, clap, clang, clack, whack, wham, brustle, burst on the ear, crepitate, rump, blow up, blow, detonate.Inexpectation
VB not expect, be taken by surprise, start, miscalculate, not bargain for, come upon, fall upon, be unexpected, come unawares, turn up, pop, drop from the clouds, come upon one, burst upon one, flash upon one, bounce upon one, steal upon one, creep upon one, come like a thunder clap, burst like a thunderclap, thunder bolt, take by surprise, catch by surprise, catch unawares, catch napping, yach, pounce upon, spring a mine upon, surprise, startle, take aback, electrify, stun, stagger, take away one's breath, throw off one's guard, astonish, dumbfound.N inexpectation, non-expectation, false expectation, miscalculation, surprise, sudden burst, thunderclap, blow, shock, start, bolt out of the blue, wonder, eye opener, unpleasant surprise, pleasant surprise, nonexpectant, surprised, unwarned, unaware, off one's guard, inattentive, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted, unlooked for, unforeseen, unhoped for, dropped from the clouds, beyond expectation, contrary to expectation, against expectation, against all expectation, out of one's reckoning, unheard of, startling, surprising, sudden, unpredictable, unforeseeable (unknowable), abruptly, unexpectedly, surprisingly, plump, pop, a l'improviste, unawares, without notice, without warning, without a 'by your leave', like a thief in the night, like a thunderbolt, in an unguarded moment, suddenly, Int, heydey!, little did one think, little did one expect, nobody would ever suppose, nobody would ever think, nobody would ever expect, who would have thought? it beats the Dutch.
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