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pop

1. pop \'pa:p\ vb or popped;  or pop.ping [ME poppen, of imit. origin] 1: 
   to strike or knock sharply : HIT  2: to push, put, or thrust suddenly  3: 
   to cause to explode or burst open  4: to fire at : SHOOT  1: to go, come, 
   or enter suddenly  2: to make or burst with a sharp sound : EXPLODE  3: to 
   protrude from the sockets  4: to shoot with a firearm  5: to hit a pop fly  
   : to propose marriage  - pop the question 
2. pop n [fr. the sound made by drawing a cork of its container] 1: a sharp 
   explosive sound  2: a shot from a gun  3: a flavored carbonated beverage 
3. pop av : like or with a pop : SUDDENLY 
4. pop or pop art n : art in which commonplace objects (as road signs, 
   hamburgers, comic strip s, or soup cans) are used as subject matter and are 
   often physically incorporporated in the work - pop artist n