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- Dictionarypoppet/ˈpɒpɪt/
noun
- 1. an endearingly sweet or pretty child (often used as an affectionate form of address): informal British "‘Here you are, poppet,’ the nurse said"
- 2. a small figure of a human being used in sorcery and witchcraft. historical
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POPPET definition: 1. a person, especially a child, that you like or love: 2. a person, especially a child, that you…. Learn more.
POPPET meaning: 1. a person, especially a child, that you like or love: 2. a person, especially a child, that you…. Learn more.
: an upright support or guide of a machine that is fastened at the bottom only. b. : a valve that rises perpendicularly to or from its seat. Synonyms. action figure. dolly. puppet. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of poppet in a Sentence. a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother.
Poppet. Appearance. Poppets. In folk magic and witchcraft, a poppet (also known as poppit, moppet, mommet or pippy) is a doll made to represent a person, for casting spells on them, or aiding that person through magic. [1] . They are occasionally found lodged in chimneys.
Poppet definition: a rising and falling valve consisting of a disk at the end of a vertically set stem, used in internal-combustion and steam engines.. See examples of POPPET used in a sentence.
A poppet is a mushroom-shaped valve often used as an exhaust or inlet valve in an internal-combustion engine. Poppets are sometimes called mushroom valves, because of their shape. Poppet valves are used in most piston engines to open and close the exhaust ports in the cylinder heads.
Definition of poppet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
