noun

1. a sudden short, light explosive sound
2. a shot as with a revolver or rifle
3. any carbonated, nonalcoholic beverage: from the sound produced when the cork or cap is removed from the bottle
4. a frozen confection consisting of ice cream or flavored ice on the end of a small stick
5. ☆ Baseball a ball hit high in the air, usually not beyond the infield
6. ☆ Slang
   1. an attempt; try
   2. each; apiece: used with a we paid $5 a pop to get in

Etymology: ME poppe: echoic

intransitive verb popped, popping pop′·ping

1. to make, or burst with, a short, light, explosive sound
2. to move, go, come, etc. suddenly and quickly, and usually unexpectedly to pop into a room
3. to open wide suddenly, or protrude, as with amazement: said of the eyes
4. to shoot a pistol, etc.
5. ☆ Baseball to hit the ball high in the air, usually not beyond the infield: often with out or up
6. Slang to offer to pay: with for I'll pop for lunch

transitive verb

1. ☆ to cause to pop, as corn by roasting
2. 1. to fire (a pistol, etc.)
   2. to shoot
3. to put suddenly, quickly, or unexpectedly to pop one's head in the door, to pop a question at someone
4. ☆ Slang to swallow (a pill, capsule, etc.)
5. ☆ Baseball to hit (the ball) high in the air, usually not beyond the infield

Etymology: ME poppen

adverb

noun

1. father
2. familiar term of address to any elderly man
   also pops (päps)

Etymology: contr. < poppa, var. of papa

adjective

1. 1. designating or of music popular with the general public a pop singer, a pop album
   2. pops
2. intended for the popular taste, esp. as exploited commercially pop culture, pop psychology
3. ☆ designating or of a realistic art style, esp. in painting and sculpture, using techniques and popular subjects adapted from commercial art and the mass media, such as comic strips, posters, etc. a pop artist

noun

1. 1. pop music
   2. a pop song, concert, etc.
2. pop culture
3. ☆ pop art

1. popular
2. popularly
3. population