pop

English

/pɒp/, /pɑp/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
  • (uncountable) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
  • (countable) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
  • A pop shot (pop shot): a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
  • (colloquial) A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
  • Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
  • (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
  • A bird, the European redwing.
  • (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
  • (slang) A pistol.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pop.

Origin

Middle English

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