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pop up

• appear or occur suddenly.
• "these memories can pop up from time to time"
Similar: appear, occur suddenly/abruptly, come into view/sight, materialize, arrive, make/put in an appearance, come along, happen, emerge, arise, crop up, turn up, present itself, come on the scene, come to light, manifest itself, show up,
• (of a bowled ball) rise sharply off the pitch.
• "the ball pitched outside off and popped up"

pop-up adjective

• (of a book or greetings card) containing folded cut-out pictures that rise up to form a three-dimensional scene or figure when the page is turned.
• denoting a shop or other business that opens quickly in a temporary location and is intended to operate for only a short period of time.
• "fashion brands have been especially keen on pop-up stores in recent months"

pop-up noun

• a pop-up picture in a book.
• "each book has a clever pop-up on its last spread"
• see pop1 (sense 4 of the noun).
• a pop-up menu or other utility.
• a pop-up shop or other business.

pop noun

• a light explosive sound.
• "there were a few pops, perhaps from pistols"
Similar: bang, crack, snap, boom, explosion, report,
• a sweet fizzy drink such as lemonade.
• "a bottle of pop"
Similar: fizzy drink, soft drink, carbonated drink, soda, scoosh,
• a patch of bright colour.
• "I like wearing a neutral outfit with one pop of yellow"
• a ball hit high in the air but not far from the home plate, providing an easy catch.
• "he caught a pop fly for the third out of the seventh inning"
Origin: late Middle English (in the senses ‘a blow, knock’ and ‘to strike’): imitative.


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