pop
IPA: pˈɑp
noun
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland North, Northwestern US, Canada) 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.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (physics) 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.
- (slang, dated) A pistol.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- Pop music.
- Population.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
- A social club and debating society at Eton College.
- The body of college prefects.
- (also in plural) A popular classical music concert.
- (colloquial, US, theater) Traditional nickname for a stage doorman.
- (telecommunications) Acronym of point of presence.
- (trade) Acronym of Point of Purchase.
- (weather) Acronym of probability of precipitation.
- (television) Acronym of picture outside of picture.
- (environmental science) Acronym of persistent organic pollutant. [Organic compounds, predominantly synthetic, that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that are often associated with health risks.]
- (Internet) Acronym of Post Office Protocol.
- (historical) Initialism of Pacific Ocean Park.
- (colloquial) Clipping of freeze pop. [A frozen snack consisting of flavored ice or juice in a tube.]
- (computer security) Initialism of proof of personhood.
- (electronics) Initialism of package on a package.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, UK, Canada, Australia, often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
adjective
- (used attributively in set phrases) Popular.
- Acronym of post office preferred. (denoting a standard envelope size)
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Examples of "pop" in Sentences
- He cringes at the term pop artist, preferring to call himself a "hard-edged artist."
- A .2 percent per 12 ounce increase (for $38 million) on soda pop is a key piece of the deal.
- And yoo can pop tehm in teh toaster there *pop pop* *Pop UP, pop UP* *butter buttter butter**8
- Robin Williams once again recently saw his name pop up for a villain role in "The Dark Knight Rises."
- Whether your pop is the outdoorsy type, a gadget guy or a cool daddy-o, our gift guide has something for every father!
- Billsburg, we can hear the since familiar _tick -- tack_, _pip -- pop -- pop_ of a rattling skirmish, and the _vroom -- vroom_ of volley firing.
- As the term pop-punk continues to grow and change, few are staying back with the old standard of simple power chords, quick easy solos, and fun lyrics.
- Also, we usually use the term pop when refering to soft drinks (is "soft drink" a regional term?) although, no one would really look at you like you have two heads if you used soda.
- One of Hamilton's most famous works was his 1956 collage Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing? which featured a bodybuilder holding a lolly with the word pop on it, and surrounded by advertising images.
- "When I don't see any little crabs on the shore, or sticking up out of the water, I usually see them blowing bubbles from under the water; the little bubbles go _puff, puff, puff_, and then they go _pop, pop, pop_, and they show me where the little juicy crabs are, so I can put my paw in and catch them.
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