English Dictionary: popping | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for popping | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Popped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Popping}.] 1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides. 2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc. He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. --Shak. A trick of popping up and down every moment. --Swift. 3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Popping \Pop"ping\, a. & n. from {Pop}. {Popping crease}. (Cricket) See under {Crease}. |