pop
pop is a 3-letter English word with 28 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, adverb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
- noun. An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.
- noun. The European redwing.
- intransitive verb. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
- adverb. Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.
- noun. music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- noun. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- noun. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
"in New England they call sodas tonics"
- noun. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- verb. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
"The balloon popped"
"This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"
- verb. cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
"The child popped the balloon"
- verb. fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
"The soldiers were popping"
- verb. take drugs, especially orally
"The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"
- verb. drink down entirely
"He downed three martinis before dinner"
"She killed a bottle of brandy that night"
- verb. hit or strike
"He popped me on the head"
- verb. hit a pop-fly
"He popped out to shortstop"
- verb. release suddenly
"pop the clutch"
- verb. put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
"pop the pizza into the microwave oven"
"He popped the petit-four into his mouth"
- verb. bulge outward
"His eyes popped"
- verb. appear suddenly or unexpectedly
"The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"
"He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"
- verb. make a sharp explosive noise
"The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
- verb. cause to make a sharp explosive sound
"He popped the champagne bottle"
- adjective. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
- adverb. like a pop or with a pop
"everything went pop"
Synonyms
popping, soda, tonic, dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, down, kill, bulge, protrude, start, popular
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pop:
Common word forms
pops, popal, popes, popped, popper, popping
Words from these letters
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