pop
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
Noun 4 meanings
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
“Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
“Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”
A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
“Go in the store and buy us three pops.”
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
“The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”
Verb 4 meanings
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
“The muskets popped away on all sides.”
To burst (something) with a popping sound.
“The boy with the pin popped the balloon.”
To broach or open (something) in a way that is instantaneous or sudden and that often (literally or notionally) involves a popping sound; to remove (the closure, the lid or top) from something so as to open it in this manner.
“pop the question”
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
“A rabbit popped out of the hole.”
Interjection 1 meaning
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Adjective 1 meaning
Popular.
Etymology
From Middle English pop, poppe (“a blow; strike; buffet”) (> Middle English poppen (“to strike; thrust”, verb)), of onomatopoeic origin – used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions. The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
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POP at a glance
POP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,393 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with pop
All rhymes- LOLLIPOP12
- SYNTHPOP18
- LOLLYPOP15
- ALCOPOP13
- TECHNOPOP18
- AGITPOP12
- JOYPOP20
- MAYPOP15
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