Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pop \Pop\, v. t.
1. 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.
He popped a paper into his hand. --Milton.
2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains
of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
{To pop off}, to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop
one off with a denial. --Locke.
{To pop the question}, to make an offer of marriage to a
lady. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
Pop \Pop\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Poop}.]
1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go
off with a pop. --Addison.
2. An unintoxicating beverage which expels the cork with a
pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon
pop, etc. --Hood.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
{Pop corn}.
(a) Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping;
especially, a kind the grains of which are small and
compact.
(b) Popped corn; which has been popped.
Pop \Pop\, adv.
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. ``Pop goes his plate.''
--Beau. & Fl.
Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Popped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Popping}.]
1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets
popped away on all sides.
2. 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.
He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the
election and my hopes. --Shak.
A trick of popping up and down every moment.
--Swift.
3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as,
this corn pops well.
Source : WordNet®
pop
adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
among young people) [syn: {popular}]
[also: {popping}, {popped}]
pop
n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa},
{pater}]
2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {soda}, {soda
pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
[syn: {popping}]
4: 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 [syn: {pop music}]
[also: {popping}, {popped}]
pop
adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
[also: {popping}, {popped}]
pop
v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop out},
{bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne
bottle popped"
4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers
were popping"
5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the
champagne bottle"
6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view
as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of
nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}]
7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into
the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his
mouth"
8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"
10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night";
"They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {bolt
down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]
11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder
popped a valium to calm his nerves"
12: cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child
popped the balloon"
13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon
popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave
oven"
[also: {popping}, {popped}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
POP
1. A family of programming languages, {POP-1},
{POP-2}, {POP-10}, {Pop-11}, {POP++}, {POP-9X}, {POPLOG}.
2. {Post Office Protocol}.
See also {pop}, {PoP}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-02-18)
PoP
{Point Of Presence}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-02-18)
pop
To remove something from the top of a {stack}.
Opposite of {push}.
Not to be confuse with {POP} or {PoP}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-02-18)
POP++
An object-oriented extension of {POPLOG}. Available from
Integral Solutions.
[{Jargon File}]