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to pop

to pop

149 1.0
To burst or make something burst with a sudden sound
  • verb
  • /pɑp/
translation icon : reventar
  • Once at the surface, the microbes might be popped into the air by the bubbles' bursts.
  • pop a bubble

How likely is the balloon to pop, the bubble to burst?

Examples

  • The plastic cover should pop off all on its own.

  • And these two are like ready to pop off.

  • All right, and let's pop this open here and boom.

  • But what I want to do here is pop these pavers out.

  • The image of a female tennis player pops up and executes a perfect swing.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The balloon will pop if you keep squeezing it.

  • When the fireworks are lit, they pop and light up the night sky.

  • As the corn kernels heated, they began to pop in the pot.

Synonyms

to explode
vsto pop
579 2.8

To burst suddenly and violently, making a loud noise and flying pieces

can mean sudden outward movement or sharp noise rather than large destruction
to crack
vsto pop
127 1.9

To make a sudden sharp sound like something breaking

can mean an outward burst or sudden explosive noise as well as a sound
to crackle
vsto pop
33 2.8

To make short, sharp popping sounds

refers instead to one sudden explosive sound or a sudden outward event
to pop out
vsto pop
21 3.1

To come out quickly from a surface or container

is broader, also means to burst or make a sudden explosive noise
to bulge
vsto pop
7 2.9

To swell so that part of something sticks out

adds sudden bursting or sharp noisy events beyond slow outward swelling
to bug out
vsto pop
5 8.0

To have your eyes stick out because you are surprised or shocked

is more general, meaning sudden outward motion or an explosive noise
to bulge out
vsto pop
3 3.7

To stick out in a round shape, like a pocket or balloon

also covers sudden bursting or loud sudden noises, not only quiet swelling

Idioms

to pop someone's cherry
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To have sex with someone for the first time

to pop the cherry
  • Offensive
9.9

To do something for the first time, often used informally about a person's first time having sex

snap, crackle and pop
6.5

Short sharp crackling sounds like cereal in a bowl

Phrasal Verbs

to pop up
144 3.5

Appear suddenly and briefly when you are not expecting it

to pop in
  • Informal
25 3.4

To make a short informal visit to a place

to pop out
21 3.1

To come out quickly from a surface or container

to pop out
20 2.9

To appear suddenly without warning

to pop out
  • Informal
16 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

to pop the question
13 4.6

To ask someone to marry you

to pop into
  • Informal
13 3.9

A thought or memory comes into your mind suddenly and briefly

to pop into
  • Informal
9 4.1

Visit a place for a short time, often without planning

to pop off
  • Informal
1 8.1

To suddenly say something angry without warning

to pop out
  • Specialized
1 5.1

To move a window or panel out of the main program into a separate window

to pop a mint
  • Informal
1 3.4

To put a mint in your mouth to make your breath smell fresh

to pop off
  • UK
1 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

to pop off
  • Informal
1 9.1

To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious

to pop bubble-wrap
  • Informal
1 2.7

Burst the small air bubbles in plastic wrap for fun or to feel calm

to pop off
  • Slang
1 8.4

To suddenly perform very well, often in games or music

to skin pop
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To put drugs under the skin instead of into a vein

to pop the lid back
  • Informal
4.4

To put the lid back on a jar or container quickly

Compounds

pop music
36 1.0

Songs with a catchy tune that many people like

pop tart
20 2.7

A thin sweet pastry with a fruit or chocolate filling that you heat in a toaster

pop quiz
19 3.4

A short surprise test that checks what students learned recently

soda pop
  • US
15 1.0

A sweet fizzy drink like cola

pop-up
  • Texting
8 3.8

A shop that opens in one place for a short time

pop-up
7 3.4

A small window that suddenly appears on your computer screen

pop-up
4 3.7

A book with pages that fold up into small paper scenes

Pop Art
4 4.4

An art style that uses images from advertising and comics

pop fly
  • Jargon
3 5.8

A high ball hit in baseball or softball that is easy to catch

pop group
3 2.3

A group of singers or musicians who play popular songs

pop-up book
3 2.5

A book for children with paper pictures that stand up when opened

pop bottle
  • US
2 1.1

A bottle that holds fizzy soft drinks like cola

pop-up
  • Jargon
1 3.6

A high fly ball that is easy for fielders to catch

pop-up toaster
1 2.2

A small electric machine that heats bread slices and pushes them up when ready

corporation pop
  • Literature
7.7

Popular music made by big companies to sell well and often not very original

ginger pop
  • UK
7.7

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with ginger, like ginger ale

running pop
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing tropical plant with thin divided leaf parts and stems that smell bad when crushed

pop feminism
  • Literature
6.4

A way people promote women's rights in popular culture like music and fashion

pop tent
3.8

A small, light tent that opens quickly and is easy to carry

pop-fly
  • Jargon
5.7

A ball hit high into the air near home plate that is easy to catch

How Forceful

to explode
579 2.8
to burst
164 1.4
to pop
149 1.0
to crack
127 1.9

Surface Forms

pop infinitive
popped past
popped past participle
popping present participle
pops third person singular

Etymology

Pop meaning to burst or bulge comes from the same sudden burst and the sound 'pop' that follows. So to pop something is to make it burst or to force it to show quickly.