transcription, транскрипция: [ pɒp ]
( pops, popping, popped)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Pop is modern music that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electronic equipment.
...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul...
...a life-size poster of a pop star...
I know nothing about pop music.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N n
2.
You can refer to fizzy drinks such as lemonade as pop . ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, usually use soda pop )
He still visits the village shop for buns and fizzy pop.
...glass pop bottles.
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3.
Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example the sound made by bursting a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle.
His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.
N-COUNT ; SOUND
4.
If something pops , it makes a short sharp sound.
He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling.
VERB : V
5.
If your eyes pop , you look very surprised or excited when you see something. ( INFORMAL )
My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show.
VERB : V
6.
If you pop something somewhere, you put it there quickly. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
He plucked a purple grape from the bunch and popped it in his mouth.
VERB : V n prep / adv
7.
If you pop somewhere, you go there for a short time. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night.
VERB : V adv / prep
8.
Some people call their father pop . ( mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, usually use dad )
I looked at Pop and he had big tears in his eyes...
N-FAMILY
9.
to pop the question: see question