Pop /(?)/

Pop

n.
  1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
  2. A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; -- so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.
  3. The European redwing. (Zool.) [Prov. Eng.]

Phrases & Compounds
Pop corn
Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping; especially, a kind the grains of which are small and compact

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.
    A trick of popping up and down every moment.
  3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.

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.
  2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
  3. To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.

Phrases & Compounds
To pop off
to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial.
To pop the question
to make an offer of marriage to a lady.

Pop

adv.
  1. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.