I’m going to take a look at word “POP”.
It has so many meanings and you wouldn’t believe how often we use it!
It has so many meanings and you wouldn’t believe how often we use it!
Here are some prime examples:
➢ Pop – a light explosion sound – The champagne bottle popped and everyone cheered.
➢ Pop – when you play with a pimple – I’ve just popped a spot.
➢ Pop – a fizzy soft drink – I’ve drunk so much pop today I feel so bloated.
➢ Pop – when something suddenly opens – My button has just popped open.
➢ Pop – when your eyes widen with surprise – My eyes popped when I saw the diamond ring he bought me.
➢ Pop – when you quickly put something small into your mouth – He popped the pill into his mouth and took a sip of water.
➢ Pop into – put something somewhere quickly – She popped her umbrella into her bag before leaving the house.
➢ Pop by – when somebody comes and visits you without notice – Susan just popped by for some sugar.
➢ Pop round – go and visit somebody without notice – I’m just going to pop round Jack’s to borrow some sugar.
➢ Pop back – return from a somewhere soon – Jack will pop back in a minute!
➢ Pop out – go somewhere for a few minutes – I’m sorry, Mr Jones is unavailable at the moment. He’s just popped out.
➢ Pop out – go somewhere quickly without notice – Sorry, I just need to pop out for a minute.
➢ Pop out – appear suddenly – That bear just popped out from nowhere.
➢ Take a pop at somebody – criticise someone to his face/or in public – I was so surprised when the train driver took a pop at me because I had bought the wrong ticket.
➢ A pop – in every occasion or circumstance – She gets paid £50 a pop.
➢ Ready to pop – when someone has eaten too much or is about to give birth – I am so full I might pop! I am so big now…. I can’t wait to have this baby! I’m ready to pop!
➢ Pop – a light explosion sound – The champagne bottle popped and everyone cheered.
➢ Pop – when you play with a pimple – I’ve just popped a spot.
➢ Pop – a fizzy soft drink – I’ve drunk so much pop today I feel so bloated.
➢ Pop – when something suddenly opens – My button has just popped open.
➢ Pop – when your eyes widen with surprise – My eyes popped when I saw the diamond ring he bought me.
➢ Pop – when you quickly put something small into your mouth – He popped the pill into his mouth and took a sip of water.
➢ Pop into – put something somewhere quickly – She popped her umbrella into her bag before leaving the house.
➢ Pop by – when somebody comes and visits you without notice – Susan just popped by for some sugar.
➢ Pop round – go and visit somebody without notice – I’m just going to pop round Jack’s to borrow some sugar.
➢ Pop back – return from a somewhere soon – Jack will pop back in a minute!
➢ Pop out – go somewhere for a few minutes – I’m sorry, Mr Jones is unavailable at the moment. He’s just popped out.
➢ Pop out – go somewhere quickly without notice – Sorry, I just need to pop out for a minute.
➢ Pop out – appear suddenly – That bear just popped out from nowhere.
➢ Take a pop at somebody – criticise someone to his face/or in public – I was so surprised when the train driver took a pop at me because I had bought the wrong ticket.
➢ A pop – in every occasion or circumstance – She gets paid £50 a pop.
➢ Ready to pop – when someone has eaten too much or is about to give birth – I am so full I might pop! I am so big now…. I can’t wait to have this baby! I’m ready to pop!
Can you think of any others?
Well, I hope you enjoyed this blog entry and will pop back for some more. I’m popping away for a minute now and will probably pop downstairs to get some tea. See you soon!
Well, I hope you enjoyed this blog entry and will pop back for some more. I’m popping away for a minute now and will probably pop downstairs to get some tea. See you soon!
