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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

   “Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

   “Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   (Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

   “Go in the store and buy us three pops.”

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.

   “The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   (in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.

   “They cost 50 pence a pop.”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.

   “a pop of vanilla flavour”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   A bird, the European redwing.

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    A pistol.

11. Meaning 11 · verb

    To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

    “The muskets popped away on all sides.”

12. Meaning 12 · verb

    To burst (something) with a popping sound.

    “The boy with the pin popped the balloon.”

13. Meaning 13 · verb

    (with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

    “A rabbit popped out of the hole.”

14. Meaning 14 · verb

    To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.

    “He popped his head around the door.”

15. Meaning 15 · verb

    (often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.

    “I'll pop by your place later today.”

16. Meaning 16 · verb

    To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

    “This colour really pops.”

17. Meaning 17 · verb

    To hit (something or someone).

    “He popped me on the nose.”

18. Meaning 18 · verb

    To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

19. Meaning 19 · verb

    To ejaculate.

20. Meaning 20 · verb

    To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.

21. Meaning 21 · verb

    To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).

22. Meaning 22 · verb

    To pawn (something) (to raise money).

    “I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day.”

23. Meaning 23 · verb

    To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).

24. Meaning 24 · verb

    To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.

25. Meaning 25 · verb

    (of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

    “My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.”

26. Meaning 26 · interjection

    Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

How this word is used

• Everyday “Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
• General “Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.”
• General “Go in the store and buy us three pops.”
• General “The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”
• General “They cost 50 pence a pop.”
• General “a pop of vanilla flavour”
• Everyday “The muskets popped away on all sides.”
• General “The boy with the pin popped the balloon.”
• General “A rabbit popped out of the hole.”
• General “He popped his head around the door.”
• General “I'll pop by your place later today.”
• General “This colour really pops.”
• General “He popped me on the nose.”
• General “I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day.”
• General “My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.”

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