pop
verb (pop, pops, popped, popping); noun (a pop); noun pop music
Everyday
- To pop is to burst with a short sharp sound; a popped balloon is gone. tree →
- A pop is a short sharp sound. tree →
- To pop somewhere is to go there quickly: «I'll pop to the shop». tree →
- Pop is a fizzy sweet drink (also called soda) and a kind of music. tree →
In the lessons
a balloon bursts and no longer counts; corn kernels pop into popcorn; phrases: «pop out», «pop in», «pop up», «pop music»
Examples
- 15 balloons popped. tree →
- Sam had 9 balloons and 2 popped. tree →
- Anna popped 4 of the 20 bubbles. tree →
- The balloon popped with a loud bang. tree →
- Corn pops when it gets very hot. tree →
- I'll just pop next door to see Gran. tree →
- A rabbit popped out of the hole. tree →
- My sister likes pop music. tree →
- Out popped the duck and flew away. tree →
Note
Past: popped (double p). «N balloons popped» takes N away from the balloons left. Trap: «popcorn» is not about popping balloons. Trap: «pop up» on a screen means appear.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «pop» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «pop» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pop/