The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pop \Pop\, v. t.
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To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head in at the door.
He popped a paper into his hand.
--Milton. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
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To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie. To pop off,
to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one off with a denial.
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to make a statement, or series of statements, forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped off about his dislike of modern art.
To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a lady. [Colloq.]
--Dickens.
Usage examples of "to pop the question".
Osnard waits until the pudding to pop the question, then until the Gorgonzola, by which time Pride's patience has evidently run out, for to Osnard's dismay he abandons his monologue on the effect of Inca culture on contemporary Peruvian thought and explodes in ribald laughter.
But that second week in August I took some savings out of the bank, bought an engagement ring, and I was ready to pop the question and bring home my beautiful bride to be.
Back then the train route paralleled the Rhine, and Tom had been wondering when would be the best time to pop the question.
The way she treated me last night, I don't suppose I'll even see her again, let alone get the opportunity to pop the question.
I was going to set the scene-candlelight, wine, music-and when I had him wrapped around my finger, I was going to pop the question.