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Pop

/pɒp/

A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

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📖 Definitions of "Pop"

noun

1
A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
"Listen to the pop of a champagne cork."
2
(Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop."
3
(Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Go in the store and buy us three pops."
4
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
"The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit."

verb

1
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
"The muskets popped away on all sides."
2
To burst (something) with a popping sound.
"The boy with the pin popped the balloon."
3
(with in, out, upon, etc.) 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."
4
To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
"He popped his head around the door."

interjection

1
Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pop"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tonicnoun	Restorative; curative; or invigorating.
bulgenoun	An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
daddynoun	(usually childish) Father.
protrudeverb	(intransitive) To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
popularnoun	Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
dadanoun	(childish) Father, dad.
bug outverb	(slang, intransitive, originally military) To leave (a place) hastily.
dadnoun	(informal) A father, a male parent.
poppingnoun	The act or sound of something that pops.
come outverb	(intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed.
papanoun	(often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
old mannoun	(literally) An elderly man.
paternoun	(formal or humorous) Father.
pop outverb	(computing, intransitive) To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
panoun	(colloquial) Father, papa.
sodanoun	(chiefly US, Philippines, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
pop musicnoun	Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music.
nonclassical	Not classical.
bulge outverb	bulge outward
soda waternoun	Synonym of carbonated water.
soda popnoun	(US, regional) Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.
skin popverb	inject (drugs) into the skin
pappanoun	A surname.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pop"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
popularnoun	Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
pop musicnoun	Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music.
protrudeverb	(intransitive) To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
pop outverb	(computing, intransitive) To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
bug outverb	(slang, intransitive, originally military) To leave (a place) hastily.
come outverb	(intransitive) To be discovered; to be revealed.
old mannoun	(literally) An elderly man.
dadanoun	(childish) Father, dad.
dadnoun	(informal) A father, a male parent.
papanoun	(often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
paternoun	(formal or humorous) Father.
daddynoun	(usually childish) Father.
bulgenoun	An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
tonicnoun	Restorative; curative; or invigorating.
sodanoun	(chiefly US, Philippines, uncountable) Any carbonated (usually sweet) soft drink.
soda waternoun	Synonym of carbonated water.
soda popnoun	(US, regional) Any of several sweetened, carbonated beverages.
nonclassical	Not classical.
panoun	(colloquial) Father, papa.
pappanoun	A surname.