🚗 To open quickly 🎵 Popular music 👨 A father 💥 A sharp sound 💥 To make a sound 🎈 To burst 🥤 A soft drink 💊 To take medicine 👊 To hit lightly 🍺 To drink quickly 🕺 For young people ⚾ To hit high ⚡ Suddenly

to pop

2 6.9

To hit the ball high but not far so it is easy to catch

verb
/pɑp/

Jargon

: batear un elevado

In baseball, when a batter pops the ball up, it gives the outfielder an easy chance to catch it.
pop out
pop a ball
pop to second

So it's here, pop the ball up, swipe under and catch.

Examples

Brown struck out behind him for the first out, and Mayberry popped to first for the second.

Blog text (29)
Hayes pops it up, and that will do it for the Indians in the fourth.

Major League (1989)
So it's here, pop the ball up, swipe under and catch.

WIRED
The pitch is popped up!

Ed (1996)
Swung on and popped up.

Major League II (1994)
Swung on and popped up!

Major League (1989)
Witt then got Dwight Evans to pop out to third base.

Blog text (9)
With two on and one down, Xavier Nady popped out to second for out number two.

Blog text (6)
Hughes struck out Justin Morneau and got Ryan Doumit to pop out.

Blog text (19)
Steve Lombardozzi singled with two down in the Nationals' second, and Ryan Zimmerman walked, but Jayson Werth popped up behind first to end the inning.

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Synonyms

to loft

vsto pop

5 4.8

To hit or throw something high into the air

hits high but not far, making it easy to catch

to sky

vsto pop

Jargon

3 7.4

To hit something very high into the air in a sport

hits high but not far, making it easy to catch

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

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

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

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

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 Catchable

to pop

Jargon

2 6.9

to ground

7 5.6

fly

Jargon

50 5.4

to drive

36 3.5

Surface Forms

pop infinitive

popped past

popped past participle

popping present participle

pops third person singular

Etymology

Pop in baseball comes from the idea of a sudden, short rise — think of a 'pop-up' — so the ball goes high but not far. So to pop the ball is to hit it straight up for an easy catch.