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   pop

   /pɒp/

   verb

   • 1. make a light explosive sound: "corks popped and glasses tinkled" Similar go banggo off with a banggo offcracksnapburstexplode
   • ▪ cause (something) to burst, making a light explosive sound: "they were popping balloons with darts"
   • ▪ (of a person's ears) make a small popping sound within the head as pressure is equalized, typically because of a change of altitude: "my ears popped in the lift"
   • ▪ heat (popcorn or another foodstuff) until it bursts open: "the hot-air popper pops 4 quarts of popcorn in 5 minutes"
   • 2. go somewhere for a short time, often without notice: "she popped in to see if she could help" Similar godrop by/in/into/roundstop byvisitinformal:tootlewhipnip
   • ▪ put or move (something) somewhere quickly: "he popped his head around the door" Similar putplaceslipslidepushstickrestdepositsetlaysettlelocateinstalldropshovehangpositionarrange
   • ▪ move, appear, or emerge suddenly: "a head popped out of the back of the wagon"
   • ▪ release, open, or engage (something) quickly or suddenly: North American "he pulled a can of beer from the refrigerator and popped its tab"
   • 3. (of a person's eyes) open wide and appear to bulge, especially with surprise: "the man's eyes popped in disbelief"
   • 4. appear brighter or more striking in juxtaposition with something of a different or complementary colour: "she added a slick of red lipstick to make the outfit pop"
   • 5. take or inject (a drug): informal "Williams had spent his life hitting the bottle and popping pills"
   • 6. pawn (something): informal British "I wouldn't ever sell it—I popped it"

   noun

   • 1. a light explosive sound: "there were a few pops, perhaps from pistols" Similar bangcracksnapboomexplosionreport
   • 2. a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade: informal "a bottle of pop" Similar fizzy drinksoft drinkcarbonated drinksodabellywashinformal:scoosh
   • 3. a patch of bright colour: "I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow"
   • 4. a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate, providing an easy catch: "he caught a pop fly for the third out of the seventh inning"

   adverb

   • 1. with a light explosive sound: "the champagne went pop"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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