pop1 /pop/ noun- A mild explosive sound, like that of drawing a cork
- A shot
- An attempt (informal)
- A pistol (slang)
- Ginger beer, champagne or other effervescing drink (informal)
- Pawn, or an act of pawning (informal)
intransitive verb (poppˈing; popped)- To make a pop
- To shoot
- To burst with a pop
- (of eyes) to protrude
- To come, go, slip, or pass suddenly, unexpectedly or unobtrusively
- To pitch or alight
- To propose marriage (slang)
transitive verb- To cause to make a pop or to burst with a pop
- To shoot
- To thrust or put suddenly or quickly
- To pawn (informal)
- To swallow in pill form or inject (a drug) (drug sl)
- To open (eg a lock or secure container) by force (informal)
adverb- With a pop
- Suddenly
ORIGIN: Imit poppˈer noun - Someone who pops
- Anything that makes a pop
- A press-stud
- A utensil for popping corn
- (in pl) amyl nitrate or butyl nitrate inhaled from a crushed capsule (drug sl)
poppˈit or poppˈet noun One of usu a number of beads each having a small protrusion on one side and a hole on the other, by means of which they can be linked together popˈcorn noun - Maize burst open and swelled by heating
- A kind of maize suitable for this
popˈ-eye noun A prominent or protruding eye popˈ-eyed adjective - Having prominent or protruding eyes
- Open-eyed, agog (as from interest, excitement, etc)
popˈ-fastener noun A press-stud popˈgun noun - A tube for shooting pellets by compressed air
- A contemptible gun
popˈover noun A thin hollow cake or pudding made from batter poppˈing-crease see under crease1 popˈ-shop noun (informal) A pawnshop popˈsock noun A woman's nylon stocking reaching up to the knee popˈ-top noun (N American) A ring pull (qv under ring1) popˈ-under noun (computing) An additional window, usu containing an advertisement, that is activated when accessing a particular website but remains hidden until the main window is closed popˈ-up adjective - (of appliances, books, etc) having mechanisms or pages that rise or move quickly upwards
- (of a menu) appearing when an option is selected (computing)
- (of a shop, restaurant, etc) opening quickly but temporarily
noun An additional window, usu containing an advertisement, that appears on a computer screen when accessing a particular website popˈ-visit noun A visit at an odd time, a casual visit popˈ-weed noun Bladderwort a pop (informal) - Each
- Apiece
pop off (informal) - To make off
- To die
- To fall asleep
pop one's clogs see under clog pop the question (informal) To make an offer of marriage take or have a pop at (informal) - To criticize or attack, esp in public
- To try out
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