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To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
(verb-intransitive)
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To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
(verb-intransitive)
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To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly: At last the cottage popped into view.
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To open wide suddenly: The child's eyes popped with astonishment.
(verb-intransitive)
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Baseball To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder: popped out to shortstop.
(verb-intransitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.