POP | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative

make a light explosive sound

make sudden explosive sound

• corks popped and glasses tinkled

go somewhere for a short time, often without notice

go somewhere for short time

• she popped in to see if she could help
• he popped down to my office

(of a person's eyes) open wide and appear to bulge, especially with surprise

(of eyes) open wide and bulge

• the man's eyes popped in disbelief

appear brighter or more striking in juxtaposition with something of a different or complementary colour

appear brighter in juxtaposition with item of different colour

• she added a slick of red lipstick to make the outfit pop
• grey creates a calm, neutral backdrop that lets other colors pop

take or inject (a drug)

take or inject drug

• Williams had spent his life hitting the bottle and popping pills

pawn (something)

pawn

• I wouldn't ever sell it—I popped it

a light explosive sound

sudden explosive sound

• there were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade

sweet fizzy drink

• a bottle of pop

a patch of bright colour

patch of bright colour

• I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow

a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate, providing an easy catch

ball hit high in air

• he caught a pop fly for the third out of the seventh inning

with a light explosive sound

with sudden explosive sound

• the champagne went pop