Pop : adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
among young people) [syn: popular]
(noun)
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]
adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
(verb)
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"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Spout \Spout\, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See
Spout, v. t.]
1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip,
pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind
through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is
conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the
spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the
roof of a building. --Addison. ``A conduit with three
issuing spouts.'' --Shak.
In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is
contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir
T. Browne.
Based on silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.
--Pope.
2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a
receptacle.
3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when
rising in a column; also, a waterspout.
To put, shove, or pop, up the spout, to pawn or
pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in allusion to the spout up
which the pawnbroker sent the ticketed articles. [Cant]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Pop : \Pop\, adv.
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. ``Pop goes his plate.''
--Beau. & Fl.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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)
Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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Pop : Package for Online Programming
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Pop : Point Of Presence (Internet, ISP)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Pop : /pop/ [from the operation that removes the top of a stack, and the
fact that procedure return addresses are usually saved on the stack]
(also capitalized `POP') 1. vt. To remove something from a stack or
PDL. If a person says he/she has popped something from his stack, that
means he/she has finally finished working on it and can now remove it
from the list of things hanging overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a
level of detail so deep that the main point of the discussion is being
lost, someone will shout "Pop!", meaning "Get back up to a higher
level!" The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm with a
finger pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as `POP'] Point of
Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to make (local)
calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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