Pop — Defs

01 n. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.

1.
A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
2.
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.
3.
The European redwing.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]

Phrases & compounds

Pop corn — Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact

Syn. soda, soda pop, minerals.

02 v. i. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.

imp. & p. p. Popped; p. pr. & vb. n. Popping

1.
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.
2.
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.
“He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the election and my hopes.” — Shak.

“A trick of popping up and down every moment.” — Swift.
3.
To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.

03 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.

1.
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.
“He popped a paper into his hand.” — Milton.
2.
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
3.
To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.

Phrases & compounds

To pop off — to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial.

To pop the question — to make an offer of marriage to a lady.

04 adv. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.