pop in English: To burst with a short, sharp sound. (verb)

Translation

To burst with a short, sharp sound.

Word origin

An imitative word, made from the short sharp noise itself.

Verb typeregular (pop, pops, popped)

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"Popped" is the past form. Note the double p.

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The word sounds like the noise it names.

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In British English, "pop out" means to go somewhere quickly.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

break

To make something come apart into pieces, or to stop it working.

blow

To push air out of your mouth, or the way the wind moves the air.

open

To move something so that it is no longer shut.

jump

To push up off the ground with your feet so your body goes into the air.

explode

To burst suddenly with a loud noise and great force, like a bomb.

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