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POP
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Irregular inflected forms: popped , popping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
Synonyms:
pop; pop music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pop" is a kind of...):
popular music; popular music genre (any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
Synonyms:
pop; popping
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pop" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Derivation:
pop (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound)
pop (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound)
pop (fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise)
pop (make a sharp explosive noise)
pop (cause to make a sharp explosive sound)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
Example:
in New England they call sodas tonics
Synonyms:
pop; soda; soda pop; soda water; tonic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("pop" is a kind of...):
soft drink (nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))
Meronyms (substance of "pop"):
carbonated water; club soda; seltzer; soda water; sparkling water (effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Synonyms:
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa; pop
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pop" is a kind of...):
begetter; father; male parent (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
Synonyms:
pop; popular
Classified under:
Similar:
nonclassical (not classical)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pop ... he / she / it pops
Past simple: popped
Past participle: popped
-ing form: popping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
Example:
This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
break open; burst; split (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure)
Verb group:
pop (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
pop (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
Example:
The child popped the balloon
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
burst; collapse (cause to burst)
Verb group:
pop (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
pop (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
popper (a container for cooking popcorn)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
Example:
The soldiers were popping
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
discharge; fire (cause to go off)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
pop; popping (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Take drugs, especially orally
Example:
The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
inject (take by injection)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pop"):
skin pop (inject (drugs) into the skin)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
Meaning:
Drink down entirely
Example:
They popped a few beer after work
Synonyms:
belt down; bolt down; down; drink down; kill; pop; pour down; toss off
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
drink; imbibe (take in liquids)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
Meaning:
Hit or strike
Example:
He popped me on the head
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 7
Meaning:
Hit a pop-fly
Example:
He popped out to shortstop
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
hit (cause to move by striking)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 8
Meaning:
Release suddenly
Example:
pop the clutch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
let go; let go of; release; relinquish (release, as from one's grip)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
Meaning:
Put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
Example:
He popped the petit-four into his mouth
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
throw; thrust (place or put with great energy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 10
Meaning:
Bulge outward
Example:
His eyes popped
Synonyms:
bug out; bulge; bulge out; come out; pop; pop out; protrude; start
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 11
Meaning:
Appear suddenly or unexpectedly
Example:
He suddenly popped up out of nowhere
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 12
Meaning:
Make a sharp explosive noise
Example:
The cork of the champagne bottle popped
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Verb group:
pop (cause to make a sharp explosive sound)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pop"):
sputter (make an explosive sound)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
pop; popping (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
Sense 13
Meaning:
Cause to make a sharp explosive sound
Example:
He popped the champagne bottle
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "pop" is one way to...):
sound (cause to sound)
Verb group:
pop (make a sharp explosive noise)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
pop (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
IV. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Like a pop or with a pop
Example:
everything went pop
Classified under:
Context examples:
The patients were stimulated with instrumental music by pop singers Adele and Enya.
(Music believed to boost hypertension treatment, Agência Brasil/EBC)
Meanwhile, other events popped up seeking to capitalize on the notoriety of the Storm Area 51 event.
(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)
The patients were stimulated with instrumental music by pop singers Adele and Enya.
(Music believed to boost hypertension treatment, Agenciabrasil/EBC)
Green candy and green pop corn were offered for sale, as well as green shoes, green hats, and green clothes of all sorts.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
But “no, he was a short-necked, apoplectic sort of fellow, and, plied well with good things, would soon pop off.”
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
When the doctors examined him they heard popping and crackling sounds (crepitus), which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage — a sure sign that air bubbles had found their way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest, which was subsequently confirmed by a computed tomography scan.
(Blocking A Sneeze, Man Ruptures Throat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Once a white-necked sea eagle soared screaming high over the traveller's head, and again a flock of brown bustards popped up from among the bracken, and blundered away in their clumsy fashion, half running, half flying, with strident cry and whirr of wings.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Opportunities will keep popping up for you to write, and they represent a chance to make quite a bit of money.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
At last it popped into Catherine’s head that it was the door itself that was so heavy all the time: so she whispered, “Frederick, I must throw the door down soon.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
I'm sure our pops look like silk, and they are nice enough for us.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
