pop1
v.
(pops, popping, popped)
- make or cause to make a sudden sharp explosive sound.
-
(often pop in/out)
go or come for a short time, often without notice.
▸
(pop off)
informal die.
- put or place quickly in a particular position.
- (of a person's eyes) open wide and appear to bulge, especially with surprise.
- informal take or inject (a drug).
- Brit. informal pawn.
n.
- a sudden sharp explosive sound.
- informal, dated or N. Amer. fizzy soft drink.
-
(also pop fly or pop-up)
Baseball a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate.
Phrase
- —— a pop
N. Amer. informal costing a specified amount per item. - have
(or take)
a pop at
informal attack. - pop one's clogs
Brit. informal die. - pop the question
informal propose marriage.
Etymology
ME (in the senses ‘a blow’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.
pop2
n.
(also
pop music)
commercial popular music, in particular accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s.
adj.
- relating to pop music.
- often derogatory (especially of a scientific or academic subject) made accessible to the general public.