POPPED

POP

pop

(verb) burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; “The balloon popped”; “This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven”

pop

(verb) cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; “The child popped the balloon”

pop

(verb) fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; “The soldiers were popping”

pop

(verb) take drugs, especially orally; “The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves”

pop

(verb) hit or strike; “He popped me on the head”

pop

(verb) hit a pop-fly; “He popped out to shortstop”

pop

(verb) release suddenly; “pop the clutch”

pop

(verb) put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; “pop the pizza into the microwave oven”; “He popped the petit-four into his mouth”

start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out

(verb) bulge outward; “His eyes popped”

pop

(verb) make a sharp explosive noise; “The cork of the champagne bottle popped”

pop

(verb) cause to make a sharp explosive sound; “He popped the champagne bottle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

popped

simple past tense and past participle of pop

Source: Wiktionary

POP

Pop, n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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, 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.

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, adv.

Definition: Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate." Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition