What is "popping"

Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Popping.]

1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.

2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in, out, upon, off, etc.

   He that killed my king . . . Popp'd in between the election and my hopes.
   --Shak.

   A trick of popping up and down every moment.
   --Swift.

3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.

Popping \Pop"ping\, a. & n. from Pop.

Popping crease. (Cricket) See under Crease.

n. 1 The act or sound of something that pops. 2 A funk dance. vb. (present participle of pop English)

1. adj. (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) [syn: popular]

2. [also: popping, popped]

1. n. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pater]

2. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic]

3. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: popping]

4. music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love [syn: pop music]

5. [also: popping, popped]

n. a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork [syn: pop]

1. adv. like a pop or with a pop; "everything went pop"

2. [also: popping, popped]

1. v. bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: protrude, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]

2. hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"

3. make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"

4. fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"

5. cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"

6. appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" [syn: crop up, pop up]

7. put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"

8. release suddenly; "pop the clutch"

9. hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"

10. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" [syn: toss off, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill]

11. take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"

12. cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"

13. burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"

14. [also: popping, popped]

See pop

Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from California during the late 1960s–1970s. First seen in the 1968 movie '' Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'' during a scene where actress and singer Sally Anne Howes acts as a music box doll, it is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit. This is done continuously to the rhythm of a song in combination with various movements and poses.

Closely related illusionary dance styles and techniques are often integrated into popping to create a more varied performance. These dance styles include the robot, waving and tutting. However, popping is distinct from breaking and locking, with which it is often confused. A popping dancer is commonly referred to as a popper.

As one of the earliest funk styles, popping is closely related to hip hop dancing. It is often performed in battles, where participants try to outperform each other in front of a crowd, giving room for improvisation and freestyle moves that are seldom seen in shows and performances, such as interaction with other dancers and spectators. Popping and related styles such as waving and tutting have also been incorporated into the electronica dance scene to some extent, influencing new styles such as liquid and digits and turfing.

Popping is a short, sharp sound or action. Subjects described by this term include:

• Joint popping, the action of moving joints to produce a sharp cracking or popping sound (the medical term is crepitus).
• Popping (dance), body-popping, a street dance style involving popping motions.
• Popping (computer graphics), a unwanted visual effect that occurs when changing the level of detail of a 3D model.
• Popping, noise or interference caused by the mechanical impact of fast moving air on the microphone during recorded speech and singing, prevented using a pop filter.
• Popping corn, popcorn.
• Pre-popping, a method of transferring lead information from one online lead form to another.
• Skin popping, a method of drug administration.
• Slapping and popping, two different playing techniques used on the double bass and on the (electric) bass guitar.

In 3D computer graphics, popping refers to an undesirable visual effect that occurs when the transition of a 3D object to a different pre-calculated level of detail (LOD) is abrupt and obvious to the viewer. The LOD-ing algorithm reduces the geometrical complexity of a 3D object the further it is from the viewer and returns that lost complexity as the viewer gets closer to the 3D object, causing it to pop as it becomes suddenly more detailed. The LOD-ing algorithms can depend on more factors than just distance from the viewer, but it is often the primary factor that is considered. Popping is most obvious when switching between different LODs directly without intermediate steps. Techniques like geomorphing and LOD blending can reduce visual popping significantly by making the transitions more gradual.