pop

/pɒp/

noun

Meaning

A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
"Listen to the pop of a champagne cork."
(Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop."
(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."
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
"The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit."
(in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
"They cost 50 pence a pop."
Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
"a pop of vanilla flavour"
The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
A bird, the European redwing.
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.
A pistol.

verb

Meaning

To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
"The muskets popped away on all sides."
To burst (something) with a popping sound.
"The boy with the pin popped the balloon."
(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."
To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
"He popped his head around the door."
(often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
"I'll pop by your place later today."
To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
"This colour really pops."
To hit (something or someone).
"He popped me on the nose."
To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
To ejaculate.
To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).
To pawn (something) (to raise money).
"I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day."
To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
(of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
"My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend."

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