Pop
/pɒp/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Pop
noun
- A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
"Listen to the pop of a champagne cork."
- (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop."
- (Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Go in the store and buy us three pops."
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
"The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit."
- (in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
"They cost 50 pence a pop."
verb
- To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
"The muskets popped away on all sides."
- To burst (something) with a popping sound.
"The boy with the pin popped the balloon."
- (with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
"A rabbit popped out of the hole."
- To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
"He popped his head around the door."
- (often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
"I'll pop by your place later today."