Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun popping

1 sense of popping

Sense 1
pop, popping -- (a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pop

13 senses of pop

Sense 1
start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out -- (bulge outward; "His eyes popped")
       => change shape, change form, deform -- (assume a different shape or form)

Sense 2
pop -- (hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop")
       => hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")

Sense 3
pop -- (make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 4
pop -- (fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping")
       => fire, discharge -- (cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet")

Sense 5
pop -- (cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle")
       => sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note")

Sense 6
crop up, pop up, pop -- (appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere")
       => appear -- (come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon")

Sense 7
pop -- (put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth")
       => throw, thrust -- (place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar")

Sense 8
pop -- (release suddenly; "pop the clutch")
       => let go of, let go, release, relinquish -- (release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall")

Sense 9
pop -- (hit or strike; "He popped me on the head")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 10
toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill -- (drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work")
       => drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda")

Sense 11
pop -- (take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves")
       => inject -- (take by injection; "inject heroin")

Sense 12
pop -- (cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon")
       => collapse, burst -- (cause to burst; "The ice broke the pipe")

Sense 13
pop -- (burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven")
       => burst, split, break open -- (come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst")

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