POP - Meaning and Pronunciation
How to pronounce pop?
This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of pop by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of pop through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.
IPA Transcription of pop is /pˈɑp/.
Definition of pop according to Wiktionary:
pop can be a noun, a verb, an interjection or an adjective
As a noun pop can mean:
1. A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
2. An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
3. A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
4. A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
5. A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
6. Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.
7. The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
8. A bird, the European redwing.
9. 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.
10. A pistol.
11. Affectionate form of father.
12. Pop music.
13. A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
14. A social club and debating society at Eton College.
15. The body of college prefects.
16. A popular classical music concert.
As a verb pop can mean:
1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
2. To burst (something) with a popping sound.
3. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
4. To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
5. To make a short trip or visit.
6. To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
7. To hit (something or someone).
8. To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
9. To ejaculate.
10. To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
11. To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).
12. To pawn (something) (to raise money).
13. To swallow (a tablet of a drug).
14. To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
15. To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
As an interjection pop can mean:
Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
As an adjective pop can mean:
1. Popular.
2. (denoting a standard envelope size).
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