See Also: dare 1, verb, modal verb(dictionary)
rim 2, verb(dictionary)
tot 2, verb(dictionary)
dip 1, verb(dictionary)
din 2, verb(dictionary)
dim 2, verb(dictionary)
brief 3, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)
top 3, verb(dictionary)
know 1, verb(dictionary)

pop 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?come out/off?
2 ?go quickly?
3 ?quickly put something?
4 ?short sound?
5 ?burst?
6 ?ears?
7 somebody's eyes popped (out of their head)
8 pop into your head/mind
9 pop the question
10 pop pills
11 ?hit?
12 ?popcorn?
13 pop your clogs
Phrasal verbs
pop off
pop something ¡û¡ú on
pop out
pop up
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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From the sound]
?COME OUT/OFF?
[I always + adverb/preposition] to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something
pop out/off/up etc
::The top button popped off my shirt.
::The ball popped out of Smith's hands and onto the ground.
out/up popped sth
::The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head.
::The lid popped open and juice spilled all over the floor.
?GO QUICKLY?
[I always + adverb/preposition] especially BrE spoken to go somewhere quickly, suddenly, or in a way that you did not expect
pop in/out/by etc
::Why don't you pop by the next time you're in town?
::I need to pop into the drugstore for a second.
pop round
BrE
::Could you pop round to the shop for some bread?
?QUICKLY PUT SOMETHING?
[T always + adverb/preposition] especially BrE informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time
pop sth in/around/over etc
::I'll just pop these cakes into the oven.
pop sth round sth
BrE
::Barry popped his head round the door to say hello.
?SHORT SOUND?
[I and T] to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something do this
::The wood sizzled and popped in the fire.
?BURST?
[I and T] to burst, or to make something burst, with a short explosive sound
::A balloon popped.
?EARS?
[I] if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly change, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane
sb's eyes popped (out of their head)
especially BrE spoken used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited
pop into your head/mind
to suddenly think of something
::All at once an idea popped into her head.
pop the question
informal to ask someone to marry you
::Hasn't Bill popped the question yet?
pop pills
informal to take pills too often, or to take too many at one time
?HIT?
[T] AmE spoken to hit someone
::If you say that again, I'll pop you one .
?POPCORN?
[I and T] to cook popcorn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way
pop your clogs
BrE humorous to die
pop off phr v
to die suddenly
pop on [pop sth ¡û¡ú on] phr v
to quickly put on a piece of clothing
::Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we'll read a story.
to quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment
::Pop the kettle on, would you?
pop out phr v
if words pop out, you suddenly say them without thinking first
::I didn't mean to say it like that - it just popped out .
pop up phr v
to appear, sometimes unexpectedly
::Click here, and a list of files will pop up.
::Her name keeps popping up in the newspapers.
-see also pop-up