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A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.

(Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

(Western Pennsylvania English) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.

A (pop shot): a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.

(in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.

Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.

(computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.

A bird, the European redwing.

(physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.

(dated) A pistol.

(mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.

(colloquial) (freeze pop)

(colloquial) A lollipop.

(slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.

(music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.

To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

(ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.

(with ''in'', ''out'', ''upon'', etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

(AU) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.

(often with ''over'', ''round'', ''along'', ''in'', etc.) To make a short trip or visit.

To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

To hit (something or someone).

(slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

(slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.

(computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.

(slang) To give birth.

(slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).

(slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).

(informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.

(of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

(dance) To perform the popping style of dance.

(slang) To arrest.

(music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.

(slang) To occur or happen.

A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

(affectionate) One's father.

(used attributively in set phrases) Popular.

Pop music.

(population) Population.

(uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.