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To, or cause to, explode or make an explosive sound
“When the first corn kernels start to pop, place the lid on the pan.”
To go somewhere for a short time, often without notice
“I pop to the supermarket to get the ingredients I need to make my croissants.”
To put or place something, typically where it will snugly or perfectly fit
“To prepare a drink, simply pop a Nespresso capsule into the machine and select the brewing method of your choice.”
To appear, especially suddenly
“She hadn't been expecting him to pop out from nowhere, and she stepped back in surprise.”
To shoot someone or something with a gun
“Jimmy was highly tempted to pay his nemesis Jack Walsh to pop his own incompetent hitman, Tony.”
To hit or strike someone or something
“I grab the first guy I see and pop him in the face as hard as I can.”
To destroy by, or as if by, an explosion
To extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something
To come off with a pop
To open (a bottle or other container) by removing the cork or stopper from
To give as security on a loan
To break suddenly and completely
To discharge a projectile
To inject a vaccine with a syringe
To splatter, especially of a liquid or soft solid after hitting a solid surface
To make or cause to make a short, sharp clicking sound
To make a fizzing, popping sound
To undo or open a lock or something locked
To experience a physical orgasm
To move quickly, typically with a buzzing or whirring sound
To expel or spew a substance
A father of someone's parent
A father, a male parent
Plural for an explosive sound
“The pilot heard a loud pop that he thought may have been a compressor stall.”
Plural for a sweet fizzy drink
“We drank fizzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.”
Plural for a male parent
“I came home and spoke to my pop about it, and he felt that I was too young to be put through that ordeal.”
Plural for a sharp or resounding hit or blow
Plural for a very small patch of colour or light
Plural for commercial music characterized by popular appeal, often achieving high chart rankings
Plural for an instance of injecting or being injected with a needle
Plural for sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage
Plural for an attempt or effort towards an endeavor
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