pop es

/P AA1 P EH0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

  2. 2

    (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

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    (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.

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

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

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    Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.

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    (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.

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    A bird, the European redwing.

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    (physics) 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.

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    (slang, dated) A pistol.

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    (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.

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    (colloquial) A lollipop.

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    (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.

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    (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.

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    (colloquial, endearing) One's father.

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    Pop music.

  17. 17

    Population.

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    (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.

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    (also in plural) A popular classical music concert.

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    (colloquial, US, theater) Traditional nickname for a stage doorman.

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    A social club and debating society at Eton College.

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    The body of college prefects.

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    (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop. [A frozen snack consisting of flavored ice or juice in a tube.]

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    (Internet) Acronym of Post Office Protocol.

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    (countable, telecommunications) Acronym of point of presence.

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    (countable, trading) Acronym of Point of Purchase.

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    (weather) Acronym of probability of precipitation.

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    (countable, biochemistry, steroids) Acronym of progestogen-only pill or progestin-only pill.

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    (countable, environmental science) Acronym of persistent organic pollutant. [An organic compound, predominantly synthetic, that is resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that is often associated with health risks.]

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    (television) Acronym of picture outside of picture.

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    (historical) Initialism of Pacific Ocean Park.

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    (computer security) Initialism of proof of personhood.

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    (electronics) Initialism of package on a package.

verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

  2. 2

    (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.

  3. 3

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

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

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

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    (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

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    (transitive) To hit (something or someone).

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    (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

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    (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.

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

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    (intransitive, slang) To give birth.

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    (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.

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    (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).

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

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

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

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    (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.

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    (transitive, slang) To arrest.

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    (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.

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    (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.

adjective
  1. 1

    (used attributively in set phrases) Popular.

  2. 2

    Acronym of post office preferred, denoting a standard envelope size.