pop

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   like a pop or with a pop

   everything went pop

2. 2
   verb

   burst open with a sharp, explosive sound

   The balloon popped

3. 3
   verb

   cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound

   The child popped the balloon

4. 4
   verb

   fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise

   The soldiers were popping

5. 5
   verb

   take drugs, especially orally

   The suspect charged with murder popped a valium to calm their nerves.

6. 6
   verb

   hit or strike

   They popped me on the head.

7. 7
   verb

   hit a pop-fly

   They popped a ball out to shortstop.

8. 8
   verb

   release suddenly

   pop the clutch

Etymology

Uncertain. The OED suggests either from (lolli)pop ("because the meetings were held in the rooms of Mrs Hatton, who kept the lollipop shop"), or from Latin popīna (“cookshop”). The second sense derives from the first.