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- [pop]
- /pɒp/
- /pɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop]
- /pɒp/
Definitions of popped word
- verb without object popped to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped. 1
- verb without object popped to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting. 1
- verb without object popped to come or go quickly, suddenly, or unexpectedly: She popped into the kitchen to check the stove. 1
- verb without object popped to shoot with a firearm: to pop at a mark. 1
- verb without object popped to protrude from the sockets: The news made her eyes pop. 1
- verb without object popped Baseball. to hit a pop fly (often followed by up). to pop out. 1
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Origin of popped
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (noun) poppe a blow; (v.) poppen to strike; of expressive orig.
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Popped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
popped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
popped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for popped
verb popped
- beetled — Projecting over.
- crepitated — Simple past tense and past participle of crepitate.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- jutted — to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
adjective popped
- camped — If people are camped or camped out somewhere in the open air, they are living, staying, or waiting there, often in tents.