pop

[Pop]

Make a sharp explosive noise

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A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.

Noun
music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock''n''roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

Noun
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

Noun
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics"

Noun
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Verb
burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

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Verb
cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"

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fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"

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take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"

Verb
drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

Verb
hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"

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hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"

Verb
release suddenly; "pop the clutch"

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put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"

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bulge outward; "His eyes popped"

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appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"

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make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

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cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

Adjective S.
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

Adverb
like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"


n.
A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.

n.
An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.

n.
The European redwing.

v. i.
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.

v. i.
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc.

v. i.
To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.

v. t.
To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.

v. t.
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.

adv.
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.


Pop

Pop , n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. Poop.] 1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. Addison. 2. An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. Hood. 3. (Zo'94l.) The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.] Pop corn. (a) Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact. (b) Popped corn; which has been popped.

Pop

Pop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Popping.] 1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides. 2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc.
He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the election and my hopes.
A trick of popping up and down every moment.
3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.

Pop

Pop, v. t. 1. To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.
He popped a paper into his hand.
2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts. To pop off, to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial. Locke. -- To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Pop

Pop , adv. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate." Beau. & Fl.

A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.

To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.

To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.

Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.

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Usage Examples

Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop Art, Jeff Koons, Marcel Duchamp, Francis Bacon, and Catholicism.

Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s.

Fact: The new '90210' is cooler than the old '90210.' It's the lithe, streamlined Skipper to the elder series' venerable Barbie. Gone are the traditional parents - they've been replaced by a hipster mom n' pop who get busted necking in the car.

A lot of journalists like to suck up to celebrities, and then as soon as they're a safe distance away at their computers, they take shots. But that's the way society has become, especially in pop culture.

A lot of pop people out there are cool, but they overdo it.

For my group of friends is Lady Gaga eye-opening? No. She's a less dangerous version of what was so cool about pop culture in the '80s. Back then it was so gay and so punk in so many ways.

For me, titles are either a natural two-second experience or stressful enough to give you an ulcer. If they don't pop out perfect on the first try, they can be really hard to repair. Or, worse, if the author thinks they pop out perfect, but the publishing house does not agree, it's difficult to shift gears. And then? Then you go insane.

At an incredibly divisive point in pop history, Donna Summer managed to create an undeniable across-the-board experience of mass pleasure - after 'Bad Girls,' nobody ever tried claiming disco sucked again. It set the template for what Michael Jackson would do a few months later with 'Off The Wall.'

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Other Usage Examples

Although I do use some of my psychology training in comedy, but it's more like pop psychology, not a course of treatment or anything. To me, it's more like social intelligence.

For the longest time I was brought up listening to only two genres of music, pop and rock. So in the past few years I've been trying to expand my interests because I think that you can only write to the extent of your knowledge, and if your knowledge is limited you can't write past that.

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth.

Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?

For me, Twitter works best as a way of taking pictures of being stuck in traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. If people really want to read really funny quips about life, parenting, and pop culture, then by all means read Michael Ian Black's tweets.

And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.

Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody is just one degree too complicated or one degree too simple and where that line of pop memorability lies.

First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.

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