Pop Definition–verb (used without object)
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| 1. | to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped. |
| 2. | to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting. |
| 3. | to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: She popped into the kitchen to check the stove. |
| 4. | to shoot with a firearm: to pop at a mark. |
| 5. | to protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop. |
| 6. | Baseball. | a. | to hit a pop fly (often fol. by up). |
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–verb (used with object) | 7. | to cause to make a sudden, explosive sound. |
| 8. | to cause to burst open with such a sound. |
| 9. | to open suddenly or violently: to pop the hood on a car; to pop the tab on a beer can. |
| 10. | to put or thrust quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: He popped the muffins into the oven. |
| 11. | Informal. to cause to fire; discharge: He popped his rifle at the bird. |
| 12. | to shoot (usually fol. by at, off, etc.): He popped off bottles with a slingshot. |
| 13. | British Slang. to pawn. |
| 14. | Informal. | a. | to take or swallow (pills), esp. in excess or habitually; take orally in a compulsive or addictive way: Popping all those pills will land him in the hospital. |
| b. | to eat in a continual or thoughtless manner, as snack foods: popping peanuts at the movies. |
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–noun | 15. | a short, q
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| 17. | a shot with a firearm. |
| 19. | a drink or portion of an alcoholic beverage, as a drink of whiskey or a glass of beer: We had a couple of pops on the way home. |
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€“adverb | 21. | with an explosive sound: The balloon went pop. |
| 22. | quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: Pop, the door flew open! |
–adjective | 23. | Informal. unexpected; without prior warning or announcement: The teacher gave us a pop quiz. |
—Verb phrases| 24. | pop for, Slang. to pay or buy for oneself or another, esp. as a gift or treat; spring for: I'll pop for the first round of drinks. |
| 25. | pop off, Informal.
| b. | to depart, esp. abruptly. |
| c. | to express oneself volubly or excitedly and sometimes irately or indiscreetly: He popped off about the injustice of the verdict. |
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| 26. | pop out, Baseball. to be put out by hitting a pop fly caught on the fly by a player on the opposing team. |
| 27. | pop up, Baseball. to hit a pop fly. |
—Idioms| 28. | a pop, Slang. each; apiece: five orchids at $30 a pop. |
| 29. | pop in, Informal. to visit briefly and unexpectedly; stop in; drop by: Maybe we'll pop in after the movie. |
| 30. | pop the question, Informal. to propose marriage: They dated for two years before he popped the question. |
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From Dictionary
Stopper Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that stops. |
| 2. | a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. |
| 3. | Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a flamboyant person. |
| 4. | Cards. a card in a suit that prevents the successive taking of all tricks in the suit by the opponents. |
| 5. | Baseball Slang. a formidably and consistently effective pitcher counted on to win, as a team's best starting pitcher or a superior reliever often called on to preserve a victory; pitching ace. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to close, secure, or fit with a stopper. |
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Pro Definition–adverb | 1. | in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. |
–noun | 2. | a proponent of an issue; a person who upholds the affirmative in a debat
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| 3. | an argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something. |
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