pop

pop¹ S3 [pɔp US pa:p] v past tense and past participle popped present participle popping

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1¦(come out/off)¦

2¦(go quickly)¦

3¦(quickly put something)¦

4¦(short sound)¦

5¦(burst)¦

6¦(ears)¦

7 somebody's eyes popped (out of their head)

8 pop into your head/mind

9 pop the question

10 pop pills

11¦(hit)¦

12¦(popcorn)¦

13 pop your clogs

Phrasal verbs

　pop off

　pop something<=>on

　pop out

　pop up

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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From the sound]

1.) ¦(COME OUT/OFF)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something

pop out/off/up etc

▪ The top button popped off my shirt.

▪ The ball popped out of Smith's hands and onto the ground.

out/up popped sth

▪ The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head.

▪ The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor.

2.) ¦(GO QUICKLY)¦ [I always + adverb/preposition]

especially BrE spoken to go somewhere quickly, suddenly, or in a way that you did not expect

pop in/out/by etc

▪ Why don't you pop by the next time you're in town?

▪ I need to pop into the drugstore for a second.

pop round BrE

▪ Could you pop round to the shop for some bread?

3.) ¦(QUICKLY PUT SOMETHING)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]

especially BrE informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time

pop sth in/around/over etc

▪ I'll just pop these cakes into the oven.

pop sth round sth BrE

▪ Barry popped his head round the door to say hello.

4.) ¦(SHORT SOUND)¦ [I and T]

to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this

▪ The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.

5.) ¦(BURST)¦ [I and T]

to burst, or to make something burst, with a short explosive sound

▪ A balloon popped.

6.) ¦(EARS)¦

if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly change, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane

7.) sb's eyes popped (out of their head)

[i]especially BrE spoken used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited

8.) pop into your head/mind

to suddenly think of something

▪ All at once an idea popped into her head.

9.) pop the question informal

to ask someone to marry you

▪ Hasn't Bill popped the question yet?

10.) pop pills informal

to take ↑pills too often, or to take too many at one time

11.) ¦(HIT)¦ [T]

AmE spoken to hit someone

▪ If you say that again, I'll pop you one .

12.) ¦(POPCORN)¦ [I and T]

to cook ↑popcorn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way

13.) pop your clogs

BrE humorous to die

pop off phr v

to die suddenly

pop on [pop sth<=>on] phr v

1.) to quickly put on a piece of clothing

▪ Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we'll read a story.

2.) to quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment

▪ Pop the kettle on, would you?

pop out phr v

if words pop out, you suddenly say them without thinking first

▪ I didn't mean to say it like that - it just popped out .

pop up phr v

to appear, sometimes unexpectedly

▪ Click here, and a list of files will pop up.

▪ Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers.

→↑pop-up

pop ²

pop² W3S3 n

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1¦(music)¦

2¦(sound)¦

3¦(drink)¦

4 take a pop at somebody

5 $7/$50/25¢ etc a pop

6¦(father)¦

7 pops

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[Sense: 1,7; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: popular]

[Sense: 2-5; Date: 1400-1500; Origin: POP¹]

[Sense: 6; Date: 1800-1900; Origin: poppa]

1.) ¦(MUSIC)¦[U]

modern music that is popular, especially with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat

→↑pop music

▪ a new pop record

▪ a pop star

▪ a pop festival

2.) ¦(SOUND)¦

a sudden short sound like a small explosion

▪ the pop of a champagne cork

▪ The balloon went pop (=made a sudden short sound) .

3.) ¦(DRINK)¦ [U and C] informal

a sweet drink with bubbles but no alcohol, or a glass or can of this drink

= ↑soda

▪ a bottle of pop

▪ Can you get me a pop while you're up?

4.) take a pop at sb

BrE informal to criticize someone in public

▪ When you're a professional footballer, you expect people to take a pop at you now and again.

5.) $7/$50/25¢ etc a pop

AmE spoken used when each of something costs a particular amount of money

▪ Tickets for the show are a hundred bucks a pop.

6.) ¦(FATHER)¦ also Pops

AmE old-fashioned father - used especially when you are talking to your father

7.) pops

AmE ↑classical music that most people know, especially people who do not usually like this type of music

▪ a pops concert

▪ the Boston Pops Orchestra