Popping

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Popped} (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Popping}.]
     1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets
        popped away on all sides.
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     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.
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              He that killed my king . . .
              Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. --Shak.
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              A trick of popping up and down every moment.
                                                    --Swift.
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     3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as,
        this corn pops well.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Popping \Pop"ping\,
     a. & n. from {Pop}.
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     {Popping crease}. (Cricket) See under {Crease}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pop
       adj : (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially
             among young people) [syn: {popular}]
       n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
            talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa},
             {pater}]
       2: a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in
          New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: {soda}, {soda
          pop}, {soda water}, {tonic}]
       3: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
          [syn: {popping}]
       4: music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down
          version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an
          emphasis on romantic love [syn: {pop music}]
       adv : like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"
       v 1: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: {protrude}, {pop out},
             {bulge}, {bulge out}, {bug out}, {come out}]
       2: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"
       3: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne
          bottle popped"
       4: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers
          were popping"
       5: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the
          champagne bottle"
       6: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view
          as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of
          nowhere" [syn: {crop up}, {pop up}]
       7: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into
          the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his
          mouth"
       8: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"
       9: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"
       10: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before
           dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night";
           "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: {toss off}, {bolt
           down}, {belt down}, {pour down}, {down}, {drink down}, {kill}]
       11: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder
           popped a valium to calm his nerves"
       12: cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child
           popped the balloon"
       13: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon
           popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave
           oven"
       [also: {popping}, {popped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  popping
       n : a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
           [syn: {pop}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  popping
       See {pop}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "popping":
     banging, blasting, bursting, busy, cracking, crashing, exploding,
     explosive, flapping, fussy, hopping, humming, hustling, knocking,
     lively, rapping, slapping, slatting, tapping