pop

verb (SOUND)

/pɒp/

/pɑːp/ (-pp-)

Definition

C2 [I or T] to (cause something to) make a short explosive sound, often by breaking something: The kids were popping all the birthday balloons. The music played and champagne corks popped.Exploding and eruptingSounds made by objects, movement or impact › [I] If your ears pop, you experience a strange noise and feeling in your ears as a result of a sudden change in air pressure: My ears always pop as the plane comes in to land.The ear

(Definition of pop verb (SOUND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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