1. n., v., & adv.
--n.
1. a sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn.
2 colloq. an effervescent sweet drink.
--v. (popped, popping)
1. intr. & tr. make or cause to make a pop.
2 intr. & tr. (foll. by in, out, up, down, etc.) go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or in a quick or hasty manner (pop out to the shops; pop in for a visit; pop it on your head).
3 a intr. & tr. burst, making a popping sound. b tr. heat (popcorn etc.) until it pops.
4 intr. (often foll. by at) colloq. fire a gun (at birds etc.).
5 tr. sl. pawn.
6 tr. sl. inject (a drug etc.).
7 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a cricket-ball) rise sharply off the pitch.
--adv. with the sound of a pop (heard it go pop).
Phrases and idioms:
in pop Brit. sl. in pawn. pop off colloq.
1. die.
2 quietly slip away (cf. sense 2 of v.). pop the question colloq. propose marriage. pop-shop Brit. sl. a pawnbroker's shop.
pop-up
1. (of a toaster etc.) operating so as to move the object (toast when ready etc.) quickly upwards.
2 (of a book, greetings card, etc.) containing three-dimensional figures, illustrations, etc., that rise up when the page is turned.
3 Computing (of a menu) able to be superimposed on the screen being worked on and suppressed rapidly.
Etymology: ME: imit. 2. adj. & n. colloq.
--adj.
1. in a popular or modern style.
2 performing popular music etc. (pop group; pop star).
--n.
1. pop music.
2 a pop record or song (top of the pops).
Phrases and idioms:
pop art art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, esp. as a critical comment on traditional fine art values. pop festival a festival at which popular music etc. is performed.
Etymology: abbr. 3. n. esp. US colloq. father.
Etymology: abbr. of POPPA