Asked, burst open, extracted, or broke, as the ends of this puzzle's four longest answers

Usage examples of popped.

A hundred feet aft, the outer door of the signal ejector opened, and twenty seconds later a solenoid valve in a branch pipe from the auxiliary seawater system popped open, sending high-pressure seawater into the bottom of the signal ejector tube that pushed out the radio buoy.

Patting his pockets, he found some antacid tablets and popped a couple into his mouth.

Remembering the alarm and what it signaled, she leaned through the car window, grabbed her black leather Chanel purse off the car seat, pulled an antacid bottle from its depths, and popped two of the tablets into her mouth.

Reaching into his pocket, Nate pulled out a roll of antacids and popped a couple into his mouth.

Instantly armatures popped out from every direction, metal limbs swinging into place.

CUMMINGS helped himself to a piece of bacon from the platter in front of Asey, took a reflective bite, and absent - mindedly reached out for the slice of toast which had just popped out of the toaster.

She popped out one of the Atenolol tablets that Roland had given her and a couple of Tylenol, swallowing them with the aid of a Coke from the bar.

Hobart Batt popped up in front of them, dapper in a pale pink suit and tie.

Ibou pored over a thick roll of yellowing parchment that smelled powerfully of sheep skin and on which, to his infinite lack of interest, various sums and comments were recorded relative to the Varna beylic for the year 1677, he popped the question.

To his disgust, what popped into his head was not that old primeval male desire for a little horizontal boogaloo with a brand-new partner.

Bobby Bugget popped the top on the first beer of what he hoped would become a short and forgettable bender, he scanned the three familiar faces.

Quickly Newt buzzed away, and Yaz popped out of the hatch to follow him.

He squeezed the arms of his cathedra so tightly in his powerful hands that three pieces of inlay popped out of the tormented wood to clatter down upon the floor, completely unnoticed.

I would have seized that stuck-up old fool Cuesta, and popped him into the guard tent, and kept him there until provisions were handed over for us.

The Dewan half guessed what was in the air, but he blinked his big eyes solemnly, and reaching for a small lacquer box took from it a Ran leaf, with a finger smeared some ground lime on it, and wrapping the leaf around a piece of betel-nut popped it into his capacious mouth.