pop
♦ pop /p'ɒp/ (pops popping popped)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Pop is modern music that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electronic equipment.
...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul...
...a life-size poster of a pop star...
I know nothing about pop music.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
You can refer to fizzy drinks such as lemonade as pop. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, usually use soda pop)
He still visits the village shop for buns and fizzy pop.
...glass pop bottles.
3 [N-COUNT; SOUND]
Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example the sound made by bursting a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle.
His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.
4 [VERB] V
If something pops, it makes a short sharp sound.
He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling.
5 [VERB] V
If your eyes pop, you look very surprised or excited when you see something. (INFORMAL)
My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show.
6 [VERB] V n prep/adv
If you pop something somewhere, you put it there quickly. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He plucked a purple grape from the bunch and popped it in his mouth.
7 [VERB] V adv/prep
If you pop somewhere, you go there for a short time. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night.
8 [N-FAMILY]
Some people call their father pop. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, usually use dad)
I looked at Pop and he had big tears in his eyes...
9
to pop the question: see questionpop art
[N-UNCOUNT]
Pop art is a style of modern art which began in the 1960s. It uses bright colours and takes a lot of its techniques and subject matter from everyday, modern life.pop up
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
If someone or something pops up, they appear in a place or situation unexpectedly. (INFORMAL)
She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles...
see also pop-up
= appearsoda pop (soda pops)
[N-UNCOUNT]
Soda pop is a sweet fizzy drink. (AM)
= soda
[N-COUNT]
A soda pop is a bottle or a glass of soda pop.vox pop /v'ɒks p'ɒp/ (vox pops)
[N-VAR]
In a radio or television programme, a vox pop is an item consisting of a series of short interviews with ordinary members of the public. (mainly BRIT JOURNALISM)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Pop is modern music that usually has a strong rhythm and uses electronic equipment.
...the perfect combination of Caribbean rhythms, European pop, and American soul...
...a life-size poster of a pop star...
I know nothing about pop music.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
You can refer to fizzy drinks such as lemonade as pop. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, usually use soda pop)
He still visits the village shop for buns and fizzy pop.
...glass pop bottles.
3 [N-COUNT; SOUND]
Pop is used to represent a short sharp sound, for example the sound made by bursting a balloon or by pulling a cork out of a bottle.
His back tyre just went pop on a motorway.
4 [VERB] V
If something pops, it makes a short sharp sound.
He untwisted the wire off the champagne bottle, and the cork popped and shot to the ceiling.
5 [VERB] V
If your eyes pop, you look very surprised or excited when you see something. (INFORMAL)
My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show.
6 [VERB] V n prep/adv
If you pop something somewhere, you put it there quickly. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He plucked a purple grape from the bunch and popped it in his mouth.
7 [VERB] V adv/prep
If you pop somewhere, you go there for a short time. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Wendy popped in for a quick bite to eat on Monday night.
8 [N-FAMILY]
Some people call their father pop. (mainly AM INFORMAL; in BRIT, usually use dad)
I looked at Pop and he had big tears in his eyes...
9
to pop the question: see questionpop art
[N-UNCOUNT]
Pop art is a style of modern art which began in the 1960s. It uses bright colours and takes a lot of its techniques and subject matter from everyday, modern life.pop up
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
If someone or something pops up, they appear in a place or situation unexpectedly. (INFORMAL)
She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles...
see also pop-up
= appearsoda pop (soda pops)
[N-UNCOUNT]
Soda pop is a sweet fizzy drink. (AM)
= soda
[N-COUNT]
A soda pop is a bottle or a glass of soda pop.vox pop /v'ɒks p'ɒp/ (vox pops)
[N-VAR]
In a radio or television programme, a vox pop is an item consisting of a series of short interviews with ordinary members of the public. (mainly BRIT JOURNALISM)