pop
/pɒp//pɒp//pɑp/noun
Definitions
A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Example: Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
(Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
Example: 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.
Example: Go in the store and buy us three pops.
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
Example: The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.
verb
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To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
Example: The muskets popped away on all sides.
To burst (something) with a popping sound.
Example: 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.
Example: A rabbit popped out of the hole.
To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
Example: He popped his head around the door.
interjection
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Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.