pop (pops plural & 3rd person present) (popping present participle) (popped past tense & past participle )
1 n-uncount Pop is modern music that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electronic equipment.
...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul...
2 n-uncount You can refer to fizzy drinks such as lemonade as pop.
(mainly BRIT)
INFORMAL He still visits the village shop for buns and fizzy pop.
3 n-count; sound Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example the sound made by bursting a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle.
His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.
4 verb If something pops, it makes a short sharp sound.
He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling. V
5 verb If your eyes pop, you look very surprised or excited when you see something.
INFORMAL My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show. V
6 verb If you pop something somewhere, you put it there quickly.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL He plucked a purple grape from the bunch and popped it in his mouth. V n prep/adv
7 verb If you pop somewhere, you go there for a short time.
(BRIT)
INFORMAL Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night. V adv/prep
8 n-family Some people call their father pop.
(mainly AM)
INFORMAL I looked at Pop and he had big tears in his eyes...
in BRIT, usually use dad
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question pop up phrasal verb If someone or something pops up, they appear in a place or situation unexpectedly.
INFORMAL
(=appear)
She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles... V P
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pop-up