pop1 verbpop2 noun
poppop1 /pɒp $ pɑːp/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense and past participle popped, present participle popping) 
WORD ORIGINpop1
Origin:
1300-1400 From the soundVERB TABLE
pop
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pop |
| he, she, it | pops | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | popped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have popped |
| he, she, it | has popped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had popped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pop |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have popped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am popping |
| he, she, it | is popping | |
| you, we, they | are popping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was popping |
| you, we, they | were popping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been popping |
| he, she, it | has been popping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been popping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be popping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been popping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
- I'll pop some popcorn before the movie starts.
- Jody, please don't pop my balloon.
- She took out a piece of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth.
- Also popping up for a visit are Stephen and the twins' parents, whose marriage has gone stale over the decades.
- Berg responded by getting up too, saying he must go but popping in another question as he backed towards the door.
- I should have told you we go up to kill men and not pop balloons?
- I sort of noticed, Joe, how you've been absent since things started popping round here.
- It just keeps popping up, again and again.
- Later, we stroll out and pop them in our mailbox, which says T.T.
- They should pop down to accounting or purchasing and introduce themselves to the people they deal with.
- We popped smoke right in the middle of where we were and told them just to shoot on either side.
THESAURUS
to move something to a particular place: · I’ve put the wine in the fridge.· Where have you put my grey shirt?
to put something somewhere carefully: · ‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.
to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface: · He laid all the money on the table.· She laid the baby on his bed.
to carefully put something in a suitable position: · Position the microphone to suit your height.· Troops were positioned around the city.
to put something somewhere with a quick movement: · He slipped his arm around her waist.· Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.
to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly: · Shove anything you don’t want in that sack.· I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.
(also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: · I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now.· Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?
to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way: · Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen.· People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.
informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time: · Pop it in the microwave for a minute.
literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: · ‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.
Longman Language Activatorto leave a room or building for a short time British informal /step out especially American to leave a room or building for a short time: · I'm just nipping out to get some milk. Does anyone want anything?· She just stepped out for a breath of fresh air.
to ask someone to marry you · Don't tell anyone, but Timothy has asked me to marry him.· Are you asking me to marry you?
formal to ask someone to marry you: · Did he get down on one knee to propose?propose to: · I thought he was going to propose to me, but in fact he just wanted to borrow some money.
informal to ask someone to marry you: · Jane was delighted when Matt eventually popped the question.
to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly informal to push something quickly or carelessly into a space or container: shove something in/into/under etc: · Shove anything you don't want in that sack.· He bundled the papers together and shoved them into a drawer.
spoken to put something somewhere, especially quickly or carelessly: stick something on/in/over something: · I stuck the pictures in a drawer and forgot all about them.· "What should I do with these?" "Oh, just stick them anywhere."
to carelessly drop something somewhere in an untidy way, especially something heavy: · People dump rubbish in the lanes, and the council is slow to clean it up.dump something on/in/there etc: · Who dumped all these books on my desk?dump something down: · I dumped my heavy suitcase down on the doorstep.
to put something down somewhere quickly and violently because you are angry: slam something down: · She slammed the cup down, and coffee splashed all over him.slam down something: · "To hell with you," he shouted, and slammed down the phone.
to put something forcefully and suddenly into a place: thrust something in/on/under etc: · Clark thrust a paper sack across the counter and demanded money.· She thrust the bag into my hands. "Hide it," she hissed.· He nervously thrust his hands into his pockets.
informal to put something somewhere quickly for a short time: pop something in/into/under etc: · She took out a piece of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth.· Pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
British informal to put something somewhere quickly and without thinking carefully: bung something in/into/on etc: · Could you bung those clothes into the washing machine for me?· Just sign the card, bung it in an envelope and send it off.
especially British /plunk American to put something down somewhere noisily and carelessly: plonk something on/in/there etc: · She brought a bottle of beer and a glass and plonked them on the table in front of me.· Gamblers plunked nickels and quarters into the slot machines.plonk something down: · Are those things for me? Just plonk them down anywhere.· Gary plunked a dollar down on the counter to pay for his Coke.
to visit someone for a short time especially British to visit someone for a short time: · Why don't you call on Matt on your way back from work and see how he is?· One of our salesmen would be delighted to call in on you in your own home.
especially spoken to visit someone for a short time, especially when they are not expecting you: · Lizzie said she'd drop in later to let us know what the arrangements are for tonight.· Kate dropped by this morning.drop in to see somebody: · I'll drop in to see you later.
British informal to visit someone for a very short time: · I might be able to pop in for about half an hour.· Just pop by when you've got a minute and I'll show you our holiday photographs.pop in to see somebody: · I popped in to see Keith on my way home.
British to visit someone who lives near you for a short time: · Fred calls round sometimes on his way to the sports centre.· I'll call in tomorrow then, Mum.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor. If you say that again, I’ll pop you one. I didn’t mean to say it like that – it just popped out.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pop idol her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer
The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor. If you say that again, I’ll pop you one. I didn’t mean to say it like that – it just popped out. (=one that suddenly appears on your computer screen when you are looking at a website)· You can buy software that blocks unwanted pop-up advertisements.
· Their new single went straight to number 1 in the pop charts.
· There were 150,000 people at the rock concert in Frankfurt.
(=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane)· My ears finally popped when the plane landed.
· He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
· They’re one of the most exciting pop groups around at the moment.
a pop idol (=one that is typical of a pop song)· The album’s perfect pop melodies make it probably the best record this year.
· Johnny Cash was one of country music’s greatest stars.
informal (=take one too easily, without thinking about it seriously)· Some people just pop a pill to get a good night's sleep.
her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer· I love all those '60s pop songs.
· Who’s your favourite pop star?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Anyone who wishes to have their bike security marked should pop along between 10 a.m. and 12 noon.· I said I'd pop along to see her.· So if you want to have a look, just pop along.· The assistant's suggestion that I pop along to Manolo Blahnik?· It seems he and the Empress had to pop along to Harrods to be measured up for a new throne.· When you've finished, why not pop along and join us?· Why don't you pop along to the hospital one night and pay Len a visit?
· Pa's eyes close above the tips of his fingers then pop back open, catching me out.· I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office.· Spend the morning doing some sightseeing, pop back to the ship for lunch and come in to see Timothy then?· And then suddenly I pop back to life, clamber across Jenny's lap and open the window.· Or were you just popping back to see you'd left Hatton neat and tidy?
· They should pop down to accounting or purchasing and introduce themselves to the people they deal with.· With this icon highlighted, you can pop down the File menu and select Properties.· So, if you're popping down a daily aspirin, keep the pop music down too.· Thought I might pop down to Grafton again this spring - see if our Peg is still alive and kicking.· So, he popped down to my office, stuck this demo on the turntable and it just blew my socks off.
· And then this brother lived next-door and his wife popped in and out.· A secretary pops in to say that a lawyer insists on talking with Meagher immediately by phone.· Glad you could find the time to pop in on a humble scribe.· I heard you at it so I thought I'd pop in and pass the time of day.· The manager, Peter Rose and his team are available on Oxford 742048, telephone or pop in at your leisure.· But if you have a moment to spare before you do catch the bus, be sure to pop in.· She's awfully good about popping in to see her.· Now that I will be comparatively close to Salford, perhaps I can pop in and enjoy your activities.
· He's just popped out for supplies.· The question had just popped right out of her mouth.· Conversely, if the egg had just popped into existence and then exploded, what could explain this bizarre event?· I wonder if I could just pop over.· But the reason I have sat down so quickly is because the old man has just popped out on the northbound platform.· So if you want to have a look, just pop along.· Journalists just pop them a question and let them get on with it.
· And, darling, don't pop off, will you?· You popped off the end caps and extended it.· When I pop off, everything will come to you.· After several long moments of ankle-straining effort, her left boot popped off and thudded to the floor.· Volcanos will start popping off around the world throwing up tonnes of dust.· His switch to off-cutters from a reduced run-up suddenly had the ball popping off the wicket and the bat.
· He's just popped out for supplies.· It was her pretend street voice, thicker, her lips popping out.· It was fun for the older men to watch Karl and Brad's eyes pop out as Mitti joined their table.· So, at this writing, we see the cuckoo pop out again.· Sometimes you may spot an occasional dorsal fin when it pops out like a miniature yacht sail.· A tear popped out of one eye, or was it sleet that was still falling?· The remark popped out at the end of an extended tour of Nicholson's pubs.· Open a drawer and eight things come popping out.
· A horse or pony who will pop over a ditch without fuss is a great asset.· I wonder if I could just pop over.· Foinavon was lunged over jumps and popping over little schooling fences became a daily routine.· So he has popped over to New York to do his Christmas shopping.
· I sort of noticed, Joe, how you've been absent since things started popping round here.· They like to see people for a cup of tea, and they like popping round to Karen's for company.· Next day the weather was fine so Maureen, with a 1235-X in tow, popped round to have a go.· When Maureen came in I took the opportunity to pop round with it for him.· My closest friend Natalie was having a day off so I popped round to sec her for a chat.· Dealing with your children's friends who pop round in the evening calls for consummate diplomacy and the setting of time limits.
· Avoid any site that pops up a new window when you try to leave, or spawns multiple windows.· It just keeps popping up, again and again.· Hardly a week passes without his popping up in Washington for some top Republican strategy session on budget-balancing.· And perhaps most interestingly, can MacLean stay away from the physical altercations that have popped up recently?· Blue people began popping up all over the plateau.· I thought I'd pop up with some.· When my Eggos popped up, they were burned around the edges.
NOUN· No sooner had the excitement died down in Coventry than champagne corks were popping at Courtaulds Fibres in Grimsby.· At the NoS offices the champagne corks had been popping.· The noises of men talking and laughing and the sound of champagne corks popping filter out into the corridor.· And the champagne corks were popping as Kirkby's latest housing co-operative celebrated its success.
· The only way a girl gets stuff is if her dad pops his clogs and leaves her a few bob.
· In the harsher 1990s there will not be many corks popping at companies that fail to: Reduce costs.· In the living room, a cork or two popped, releasing a stinging whistle of pressure into the air.· Somewhere in the world a Moët et Chandon cork pops every second!· No sooner had the excitement died down in Coventry than champagne corks were popping at Courtaulds Fibres in Grimsby.· At the NoS offices the champagne corks had been popping.· The noises of men talking and laughing and the sound of champagne corks popping filter out into the corridor.· And the champagne corks were popping as Kirkby's latest housing co-operative celebrated its success.
· My closest friend Natalie was having a day off so I popped round to sec her for a chat.· Just the other day a curious sight popped up on nearby Orange Boulevard where it crosses S.R. 46.· Without Nick, they might as well sit around all day popping bubble-wrap.
· Conversely, if the egg had just popped into existence and then exploded, what could explain this bizarre event?· Suppose the basic laws of physics popped into existence for no reason at all.· In between the universe expands, particles pop into existence, galaxies coalesce and stars burst into life.· The reason for this was the bright point of light that had popped into existence a few feet from his eyes.· They therefore proposed the idea of continuous creation whereby matter was constantly popping into existence.
· His eyes had popped, but the sensors inside his skull fed him heat patterns that were clearer than any visual input.· She let out a soft whelp as she closed her eyes then popped them open and stared mutely into the berries.· It was fun for the older men to watch Karl and Brad's eyes pop out as Mitti joined their table.· But her outrageous ensemble was just one of several eye-popping outfits worn by musical babes at the show.· Their eyes were popped right out of their heads, the heads that still had them.· Mum's eyes popped to see me bringing home the fireman.· Spinning bodies, eyes popping out of heads, hair standing on end, characters morphing into strange creatures.
· My head popped outside; five young men were bounding out of the darkness from a car on the road.· Maryland Coach Gary Williams looks so tense sometimes I think his head is going to pop right off his shoulders.· His head popped up a second later.· If a head popped up to study the terrain, a bullet followed from the other side.· Today I run until a vein in the back of my head feels ready to pop.
· Then after filling a plastic bag she popped the lot in the bin.· I popped the lot and tried my hardest to meditate.
· List these assets and liabilities at random as they pop into your mind or as they are suggested to you by others.
· He took a pill from his pocket, and popped it into his mouth.· He scooped up a handful of the cakes, and popped one into his mouth.· I picked a berry and popped it in my mouth.
· The producers must be popping pills too.· But when coach is a financial necessity, read a few books, enjoy the movies and pop some sleeping pills.· But the judges must have been popping the same pills as Martin Fowler.· The post-exposure prevention offered through the research protocol entails more than merely popping a few pills the morning after.· Zen popped two motion-sickness pills out of their plastic nests and put them in his mouth.
· Berg responded by getting up too, saying he must go but popping in another question as he backed towards the door.· Boy goes back on radio and pops the question.· He put a ladder up to her office window to pop the question as she sat at her desk.· Journalists just pop them a question and let them get on with it.· Meanwhile, his girlfriend of 17 years, Jenette, was delighted when Brian popped the question.· He had been seeing her for over a year now and yesterday she popped the big question.
· The organiser said he didn't believe in them. vox pops At last the big moment.
· Hardly a week passes without his popping up in Washington for some top Republican strategy session on budget-balancing.
VERB· Up in the woods many of the buds that catch the sun have begun to pop.· Then other mushrooms began popping up.· Blue people began popping up all over the plateau.· Other sites containing X Games information have already begun to pop up.· Now scores of mice have begun popping out of the woodwork.· Before long, rumors about misbehavior began to pop up.· In Mike Straus, he had a commissioner who would stoke the engine until the rivets began to pop.
· As he straightened up he heard the joints pop and winced.· Too many people talked at once; his hearing aids popped like corn in a pan of oil.· That logger even believes you can hear it popping as the pockets burst.
· In Copenhagen, the same sorry faces kept popping up in separate incidents like rent-a-thug.· It just keeps popping up, again and again.· New versions of Big Brother keep popping up.· Even though federal courts have declared such displays unconstitutional, the issue keeps popping up, especially in the Bible Belt.· It will usually reduce to recession and afterwards keep popping up to plague the auditor.· But as if to allay our disappointment, teams of curious sea lions kept popping up near our kayaks.· Everywhere we went, every town we traveled to, I kept expecting Slim to pop up again.
· You know how it is when you start to notice a person popping up all over the place?
· Hardly a week passes without his popping up in Washington for some top Republican strategy session on budget-balancing.
· Volcanos will start popping off around the world throwing up tonnes of dust.· Our radio really started popping with reports of what was going on.· Like a sudden, unseemly outbreak of boils on the landscape, the little concrete igloos started popping up in the 1970s.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► somebody’s eyes popped (out of their head)PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head)► pop-up restaurant/bar/shop etc
1come out/off [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from somethingpop out/off/up etc- A line from an old drinking song popped into his head.
- And Arnie was the first lie that popped into her head.
- Funny, the sort of things which popped into your head.
- List these assets and liabilities at random as they pop into your mind or as they are suggested to you by others.
- Whenever the question of whether or not she needed him popped into her head, Constance conveniently ducked it.
- Jane was delighted when Matt eventually popped the question.
- When are you going to pop the question?
- Boy goes back on radio and pops the question.
- He put a ladder up to her office window to pop the question as she sat at her desk.
- Meanwhile, his girlfriend of 17 years, Jenette, was delighted when Brian popped the question.
- The producers must be popping pills too.
- The only way a girl gets stuff is if her dad pops his clogs and leaves her a few bob.
- Robert Sabuda is fast gaining a reputation as a master of the art of making intricate and appealing pop-up books.
- For that reason, he rejected pop-up windows.
- One pleasing exception is the new pop-up menu feature.
- Boy goes back on radio and pops the question.
- He put a ladder up to her office window to pop the question as she sat at her desk.
- Meanwhile, his girlfriend of 17 years, Jenette, was delighted when Brian popped the question.
The top button popped off my shirt. The ball popped out of Smith’s hands and onto the ground.out/up popped something The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head. The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor.2go quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spoken to go somewhere for a short timepop in/out/by etc Why don’t you pop by the next time you’re in town? I need to pop into the drugstore for a second.pop round British English Could you pop round to the shop for some bread?3quickly put something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short timepop something in/around/over etc I’ll just pop these cookies into the oven.pop something round something British English Barry popped his head round the door to say hello.► see thesaurus at put4short sound [intransitive, transitive] to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this: The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.5burst [intransitive, transitive] to burst, or to make something burst, with a short explosive sound: A balloon popped.6ears [intransitive] if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly change, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane7somebody’s eyes popped (out of their head) especially British English spoken used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited8pop into your head/mind to suddenly think of something: All at once an idea popped into her head.9pop the question informal to ask someone to marry you: Hasn’t Bill popped the question yet?10pop pills informal to take pills too often, or to take too many at one time11hit [transitive] American English spoken to hit someone: If you say that again, I’ll pop you one.12popcorn [intransitive, transitive] to cook popcorn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way13pop your clogs British English humorous to diepop off phrasal verb informal to die suddenlypop something ↔ on phrasal verb British English spoken1to quickly put on a piece of clothing: Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we’ll read a story.2to quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment: Pop the kettle on, would you?pop out phrasal verb informal if words pop out, you suddenly say them without thinking first: I didn’t mean to say it like that – it just popped out.pop up phrasal verb to appear, sometimes unexpectedly: Click here, and a list of files will pop up. Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers. → pop-up1pop1 verbpop2 noun
poppop2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun WORD ORIGINpop2
Origin:
1,7 1800-1900 popular2-5 1400-1500 ➔ POP16 1800-1900 poppaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Hi, Pop, what are you doing?
- I helped Pop fix the gate this morning.
- Relax, Pop, I'll have the car back by midnight.
- The pop we heard turned out to be just an air gun.
- There's a pop in the fridge for you.
- A mutual understanding of pop is what brought the three members of Papas Fritas together in the first place.
- As well as pork, you can buy milk, sweets, crisps and pop.
- Cameron knew how good his son really was, and encouraged him to break free of the pop straitjacket.
- Gould wrote in all these forms save opera, plus dance scores, film music, musicals and pops pieces.
- I don't think their audience cares about pop success, they don't buy stuff because it is in the charts.
- It is important to stress, though, that a pop critic's power is limited.
- This is how far we've strayed from the traditional concepts of pop.
THESAURUS
a male parent: · My father’s a doctor.· He’s a father of three.
informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father: · Can I borrow your car, Dad?· Her dad retired ten years ago.· My dad was in the army.
a name for father, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children: · Where’s your daddy?· Daddy, can I have a drink, please?
American English informal (also pa old-fashioned) used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father: · I helped Pop fix the gate this morning.· Can I help, Pa?· He is in New York with his Pop’s credit card, eating all the ice cream and pizza the city has to offer.
old-fashioned informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father: · Papa had forbidden me to go.· She saw her papa’s face change at this news.
informal someone’s father – used when talking about him in a way that is not very respectful: · His old man wouldn’t let him use the car.
(also stepdad informal) a man who is married to your mother, who is not your father but often acts as your parent: · Her stepfather is really nice.
Longman Language Activatorfather · My father's a doctor.father of · He's now the proud father of a three-week-old baby girl.· Larry Blake, a father of three children, was shot dead outside his home last night.
informal a name you use to talk to your father or to talk about someone else's father: · Was your dad angry when you got home?· Can I borrow your car, Dad?· My dad retired ten years ago.
a name for a father - used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children: · Where's your daddy?· Daddy, can I have a drink, please?· Go and ask Daddy if he'll give you a ride to school.
American informal a name you call your father: · I helped Pop fix the gate this morning.· Relax, Pop, I'll have the car back by midnight.
informal father - use this to talk about your father or someone else's father: · My old man never could understand why I married Doris.the old man (=my father): · I'm going to visit the old man next week.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pop idol her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer
The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound). (=one that suddenly appears on your computer screen when you are looking at a website)· You can buy software that blocks unwanted pop-up advertisements.
· Their new single went straight to number 1 in the pop charts.
· There were 150,000 people at the rock concert in Frankfurt.
(=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane)· My ears finally popped when the plane landed.
· He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
· They’re one of the most exciting pop groups around at the moment.
a pop idol (=one that is typical of a pop song)· The album’s perfect pop melodies make it probably the best record this year.
· Johnny Cash was one of country music’s greatest stars.
informal (=take one too easily, without thinking about it seriously)· Some people just pop a pill to get a good night's sleep.
her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer· I love all those '60s pop songs.
· Who’s your favourite pop star?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· But in a book he's written he's had a real big pop at me in a sour way.· Within a year, Boy George was the biggest pop star in the world.· He may not be the biggest pop star in the world but he's certainly the most unapproachable.· Another big pop concert, eh!
· The genuine craft of Hogan's songwriting is in her re-interpretation of the classic pop song.
· Romantic black music must be the best kind of pop.· In 1994, Crouch had just picked up his seventh Grammy for best pop / contemporary gospel album.· Cher is pretty good at pop too.
· The Scotch of St James, off Piccadilly, was the club that pulled in the new pop generation.· This is the context in which the new pop concern to disrupt consumption can be seen as a valid political project.· Parallel with this style ran the cultural and financial activities of Britain's new pop aristocracy.· But once record companies went back on the sales offensive the new pop was easily coopted.
· It will probably take six or seven minutes in all, and will be a perfect pop group performance.· One of those bands is the Cloudwatchers, whose latest cassette single provides two good blueprints for the perfect pop song.· Haunted by the spectre of Northern Soul, wrapped in perfect pop melodies and probably the best record this year.· Then, as now, each year could be defined by one king-hell slice of perfect pop that said it all.
· The pure pop act also has its problems when it comes to exposure.
· And they're number one ... they're top of the pops ... but who are they?· Baby, if he keeps on grabbing his chances as a dad he could even become top of the pops.· All three express an interest in opera and a disdain for top forty pop.· High spot of the concert was a guest appearance by top pop band Shakatak.· It is exactly 40 years since the first record sales charts were compiled to determine who was top of the pops.
NOUN· Much the opposite with postmodernist surrealism and pop art.· People think I put it there as a piece of pop art to decorate the room.
· Nautical William are a pop band.· A proper pop band, not a pretend one.· Nomatterwhat they say, they're a pop band, and a damn fine one at that.· If you say we're more of a pop band, then that's a compliment.· It was a time when Madness seemed the most immortal of pop bands.· High spot of the concert was a guest appearance by top pop band Shakatak.
· And then there were the free pop concerts which attracted as many as a quarter of a million hippies.· After all, they argued, the State doesn't subsidise auto racing, hunting and pop concerts.· Every night, he seemed to go out to posh nightclubs, to restaurants and to major pop concerts.· Another big pop concert, eh!· Several small incidents, one revolving around a pop concert, incited more students into action.· After a one-and-a-half-hour pop concert the political programme began.
· You know, every week pop fans stop me on the street, the noo.
· At last year's final, another pop group, Dollar, also mimed to a recording for its guest spot.· Gedge can not remember a time when he did not want to be in a pop group.· It will probably take six or seven minutes in all, and will be a perfect pop group performance.· There is much more to civic provision than ageing pop groups or racist comedians.· Additionally, there was an evening barbecue entertained by a local pop group.· A pop group is not a group of social workers.
· Their sound, previously user-friendly indie guitar pop, is now deeply mood-led and spine-tinglingly atmospheric, ethereal master class stuff.· My focus was more on, like, guitar pop and classical music and some weird experimental industrial stuff.
· They knew we'd been talking to their pop idols and they just wanted to touch us.· They're to appear at Oxford's Appolo theatre with fifties pop idol Russ Conway.
· But some pop music seems so aggressive.· When you work in rock and pop music, you are in the thick undergrowth.· In the Sixties Gurus and pop music were the thing; the present mood is sombre and apocalyptic.· So, if you're popping down a daily aspirin, keep the pop music down too.· The pop music and fashion industries were geared specifically towards the young and magazines flourished in order to promote these trends.· Songs are the lifeblood of pop music, and all the artists I have represented have been heavily involved in songwriting.· The manager can manipulate some things to stave that off, but pop music is about being popular.· We grew up in a world of chainstore high fashion, middle-of-the-road revolution, cover-version original pop music.
· Famous Last Words a pop record released by A & M was widely advertised as available on chrome tape.· Yes, it's another football pop record.· I've always liked amusing pop records.
· Comment Maggie is a young, burnt-out pop singer.· Unsurprising, you might argue, given the chequered history of pop singers in the theatre.· These were thickest round the comedians, the film stars and the pop singers.· The logical culmination of the process came when the pop singer and song-writer Elton John took over the chairmanship of Watford.· It also seemed terribly contemporary in a society where pop singers were becoming the spokespeople of the age.
· He is drinking soda pop out of a can the same shrill dayglo orange colour as emergency road markings.
· It just makes it more interesting than a terrible pop song with a straight sequenced beat like a Kylie Minogue record.· Read in studio A promotion-chasing football team has taken the day off from a hectic training schedule to record a pop song.· One of those bands is the Cloudwatchers, whose latest cassette single provides two good blueprints for the perfect pop song.· Genesis meanwhile have netted more than £200 million with mainstream pop songs and sponsorship from major corporations.· They came out of the world writing pop songs, at the very end.· I don't think it's a pop song that dictates to them.· The genuine craft of Hogan's songwriting is in her re-interpretation of the classic pop song.· She realized she was humming a pop song to herself, and blushed.
· I recall, in my confusion, being inanely impressed by a pop star with enough upstairs to remember his own name.· The whole plastic notion of a pop star begins to ring the bells of truth.· He'd heard another pop star was coming to York - some one called Fergal.· Sixties pop star Dave Clark, 50.· He may not be the biggest pop star in the world but he's certainly the most unapproachable.· The platitudes of rich pop stars won't change a thing - direct action just might.· She watched television, listened to music, and dreamed about favourite pop stars - just like any normal teenager.
· Either the media or pop stars dictate what's in fashion.· We don't look like pop stars, we're just us!· In the end it was rather like working for two pop stars.· The platitudes of rich pop stars won't change a thing - direct action just might.· She watched television, listened to music, and dreamed about favourite pop stars - just like any normal teenager.· His last performance was another sell-out, ending with scenes of adulation normally reserved for pop stars.· To a generation of prospective pop stars, the video offered new possibilities of benediction.· Sports heroes and pop stars provide images for teenagers, who may imitate them and style themselves upon them.
· The rise of the pop video was an important element in the growing supremacy of style over substance.· Martin who was directing pop videos at the time showed me the video just after leaving college.· The pop video had become a commodity saleable to the public.
· The pop world was a far cry from Joe's beginnings in the Gloucestershire town of Newent.· Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.· Their success gave them a power that everyone wanted to share; their commercial momentum carried the whole pop world along.· It's been a reggae smash for weeks on end but no-one in the pop world has noticed yet.· The worst-kept secret in the pop world this week has leaked.
VERB· Baby, if he keeps on grabbing his chances as a dad he could even become top of the pops.· It can't become a pop show, it has to stay the way it is.
· He'd heard another pop star was coming to York - some one called Fergal.· Sometimes I hear beer can-like pops, too.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► his/her etc eyes were popping (out of his/her etc head)► pop-up restaurant/bar/shop etc
1music [uncountable] modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat: - Robert Sabuda is fast gaining a reputation as a master of the art of making intricate and appealing pop-up books.
- For that reason, he rejected pop-up windows.
- One pleasing exception is the new pop-up menu feature.
- Boy goes back on radio and pops the question.
- He put a ladder up to her office window to pop the question as she sat at her desk.
- Meanwhile, his girlfriend of 17 years, Jenette, was delighted when Brian popped the question.
a new pop record a pop star a pop festival2sound [countable] a sudden short sound like a small explosion: the pop of a champagne cork The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound).3drink [countable, uncountable] informal a sweet drink with bubbles but no alcohol, or a glass or can of this drink SYN soda: a bottle of pop Can you get me a pop while you’re up?4take a pop at somebody British English informal to criticize someone in public: When you’re a professional footballer, you expect people to take a pop at you now and again.5$7/$50/25¢ etc a pop American English spoken used when each of something costs a particular amount of money: Tickets for the show are a hundred bucks a pop.6father [countable] (also Pops) American English old-fashioned father – used especially when you are talking to your father7pops American English classical music that most people know, especially people who do not usually like this type of music: a pops concert the Boston Pops Orchestra