Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pop
IPA transcription: [p'ɑp]
Pronunciations of pop
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: popular, pop
    Meaning: (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
    Meaning: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pop
    Meaning: like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: start, protrude, pop, pop_out, bulge, bulge_out, bug_out, come_out
    Meaning: bulge outward; "His eyes popped"
  • Synonyms: pop
    Meaning: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
  • Synonyms: pop
    Meaning: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"
  • Synonyms: pop
    Meaning: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"
Usage examples
  • "May I pop up for a moment, dear?" said Miss Mapp.
  • "I'll tell my maid to pop down and open the door."
  • Mass Joe no gun, no powder pop, no chopper, no knife, no fight works 'tall."
  • "I thought I would just pop across from the grocer's," she said. "What a pretty scarf, dear!
  • No sooner did Peter pop his head above the edge of the bank of the Smiling Pool than Grandfather Frog exclaimed:
  • And I'll be sure to say 'I seen.' I haven't often said it since Miss Stacy taught here; but in moments of excitement it's sure to pop out.
  • She was quite aware that Miss Mapp said "pop" in crude inverted commas, so to speak, for purposes of mockery, and so she said it herself more than ever.
  • "And the other great difference," said Old Mother Nature, "is that Striped Chipmunk sleeps nearly all winter, just waking up occasionally to pop his head out on a bright day to see how the weather is.
  • They are very wise too, and this wisdom is especially displayed in the number of doors they have in each of their dwellings; so that should an enemy, in the shape of a pussy, or a ferret, pop in at one door, Bunny would just pop out at the other.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barbie: Game Girl, License CC BY-SA 4.0