Category:Pop

Pop, n. Etym: [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. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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. Shak. A trick of popping up and down every moment. Swift.

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. Milton.

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.

Defn: like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "pop goes his plate." Beau. & fl.