Question 1 · Quick check
pop
CEFRA2
/pɒp/
verb · noun
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To make a short sharp sound or move suddenly.
- 02
noun
Popular music or a sweet fizzy drink.
Examples
I like any kind of pop or dance music.
Last year's pop hit was set off by a serial TV drama.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsA bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
noun
Extra meaningA loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
More examples
In contextPop artists thrive on the adulation of their loyal fans.
Go in the store and buy us three pops.
Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English pop, poppe (“a blow; strike; buffet”) (> Middle English poppen (“to strike; thrust”, verb)), of onomatopoeic origin – used to describe the sound, or short, sharp actions. The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.