Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pop

~1 popped, popping ~ v 1 »GO SOMEWHERE QUICKLY« spoken to go somewhere quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly + in/out/round/to etc  (Could you pop round to the store for some bread? | Pat's just popped next door for ten minutes.) 2 »COME OUT OF STH« to come suddenly or unexpectedly out of or away from something + out/off/up etc  (A button popped off my shirt when I sneezed.) out/up popped  (The egg cracked open and out popped a tiny head.) 3 »PUT STH SOMEWHERE« T always + adv/prep informal to put something somewhere quickly for a short time  (pop sth in/round/over etc)  (I'll just pop these cakes into the oven. | Barry popped his head round the door to say hello.) 4 »SHORT SOUND« to make a short sound like a small explosion, or to make something make this sound  (Champagne corks were popping. | pop sth)  (Please don't pop all the balloons before the party starts.) 5 »EARS« if your ears pop, you feel the pressure in them suddenly become less when you go quickly up or down in a plane, lift etc 6 sb's eyes popped (out of their head) used to say that someone looked extremely surprised or excited 7 pop the question informal to ask someone to marry you  (Hasn't Bill popped the question yet?) 8 pop pills informal to take pills too often 9 pop your clogs BrE humorous to die 10 »CORN« to cook corn until it swells and bursts open, or to be cooked in this way 11 »BORROWING MONEY« BrE old-fashioned to pawn2 something pop off phr v informal to die suddenly pop sth on phr v spoken 1 to quickly put on a piece of clothing  (Just pop this jacket on and we'll see if it fits.) 2 to quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment  (Pop the kettle on, would you.) pop up phr v 1 to appear suddenly and unexpectedly  (Mushrooms tend to pop up overnight. | She popped up in Munich after all that time.)  (- see also pop­up) 2 to hit a ball into the air in a game of baseball so that it only travels a short distance  (O'Malley popped up to first base.) ~2 n 1 modern music that is popular with young people, and usually consists of simple tunes with a strong beat  (pop singer/concert/festival etc)  (a pop record | pop culture) 2 AmE informal a word meaning your father, used especially to address him  (Can I borrow the car, Pop?) 3 informal a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade; soda (2) AmE  (a bottle of pop) 4 a sudden short sound like a small explosion  (the pop of a champagne cork | go pop (=make this sound))  (The balloon went pop.) ~3 the written abbreviation of population