Pip vs. Pop — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pip and Pop
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Pip
The small seed of a fruit, as that of an apple or orange.
Pop
To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.
Pip
A dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes.
Pop
To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.
Pip
A mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card.
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Pop
To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly
At last the cottage popped into view.
Pip
A spot or speck.
Pop
To open wide suddenly
The child's eyes popped with astonishment.
Pip
A rootstock of certain flowering plants, especially the lily of the valley.
Pop
To have the eustachian tubes open suddenly, equalizing pressure on both sides of the eardrum in response to changes in atmospheric pressure, as in a descending airplane
After I swallowed, my ears popped.
Pip
Any of the small segments that make up the surface of a pineapple.
Pop
(Baseball) To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder
Popped out to shortstop.
Pip
(Informal) A shoulder insignia indicating the rank of certain officers, as in the British Army.
Pop
To shoot a firearm, such as a pistol.
Pip
See blip.
Pop
To be exciting
A club that really pops at night.
Pip
A short, high-pitched radio signal.
Pop
To be visually striking
A logo that really pops.
Pip
A disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.
Pop
To cause to make a sharp bursting sound.
Pip
(Slang) A minor unspecified human ailment.
Pop
To cause to open with a sharp bursting sound
Popped the hood of the car to check the oil.
Pip
To wound or kill with a bullet.
Pop
To cause to explode with a sharp bursting sound
Popped the balloon.
Pip
To defeat.
Pop
To put or thrust suddenly or unexpectedly
"popping a crisp plump shrimp into her mouth" (Kathleen Winsor).
Pip
To blackball.
Pop
To discharge (a firearm).
Pip
To break through (the shell) in hatching. Used chiefly of birds.
Pop
To fire at; shoot.
Pip
To peep or chirp.
Pop
To hit or strike
Popped me on the head.
Pip
Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
Pop
(Baseball) To hit (a ball) high in the air but not far.
Pip
Of humans, a disease, malaise or depression.
Pop
To release (a clutch) suddenly.
Pip
(obsolete) A pippin, seed of any kind.
Pop
To take (drugs), especially orally
"To calm a case of the jitters ... the bride popped Valium" (People).
Pip
(UK) A seed inside certain fleshy fruits (compare stone/pit), such as a peach, orange, or apple.
Apple pips are edible, but don't have a pleasant taste.
Pop
To have (a drink)
Popped a few beers after work.
Pip
Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
Pop
(Slang) To take into legal custody; arrest
"Her friend was visiting and got popped for a DUI while he was driving her car" (Jamie Harrison).
Pip
P in RAF phonetic alphabet.
Pop
A sudden sharp, explosive sound.
Pip
One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
Pop
A shot with a firearm.
Pip
One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
Pop
Chiefly Midwestern US See soft drink. See Note at tonic.
Pip
A spot; a speck.
Pop
(Baseball) A pop fly.
Pip
A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
Pop
Father.
Pip
A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
Pop
Popular music.
Pip
One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.
Pop
Pop art.
Pip
The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
Pop
With a popping sound.
Pip
(transitive) To remove the pips from.
Peel and pip the grapes.
Pop
Abruptly or unexpectedly.
Pip
To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin
He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.
Pop
Of or for the general public; popular or popularized
Pop culture.
Pop psychology.
Pip
To hit with a gunshot
The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.
Pop
Of, relating to, or specializing in popular music
A pop singer.
Pip
To peep, to chirp
Pop
Of or suggestive of pop art
A pop style.
Pip
(avian biology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg
Pop
(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
Pip
A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness, discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease being called roup by them.
Pop
An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.
Pip
A seed, as of an apple or orange.
Pop
A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
Go in the store and buy us three pops.
Pip
One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards, dominoes, etc.
Pop
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.
Pip
To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.
To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg.
Pop
A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
They cost 50 pence a pop.
Pip
A disease of poultry
Pop
Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
A white dress with a pop of red
A pop of vanilla flavour
Pip
A minor nonspecific ailment
Pop
(computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
Pip
A small hard seed found in some fruits
Pop
A bird, the European redwing.
Pip
A mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
Pop
(physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
Pip
A radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
Pop
A pistol.
Pip
Kill by firing a missile
Pop
A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
Pip
Hit with a missile from a weapon
Pop
(colloquial) freeze pop
Pip
Defeat thoroughly;
He mopped up the floor with his opponents
Pop
A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
Pop
One's father.
My pop used to tell me to do my homework every night.
Pop
Pop music.
Pop
A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.
Pop
(intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
The muskets popped away on all sides.
Pop
(ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
The boy with the pin popped the balloon.
This corn pops well.
Pop
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
A rabbit popped out of the hole.
Pop
To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
Just pop it in the fridge for now.
He popped his head around the door.
Pop
To make a short trip or visit.
I'm just popping round to the newsagent.
I'll pop by your place later today.
Pop
(intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
This colour really pops.
Pop
(transitive) To hit (something or someone).
He popped me on the nose.
Pop
To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
Pop
To ejaculate; to orgasm.
Pop
To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
Pop
To give birth.
Pop
To pawn (something) (to raise money).
I had to pop my watch to see me through until pay-day.
Pop
To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
Pop
To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
Pop
To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
My ears popped as the aeroplane began to ascend.
Pop
(dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
Pop
To arrest.
He's on probation. We can pop him right now for gang association.
Pop
Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Pop
(used attributively in set phrases) Popular.
Pop
A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a pop.
Pop
A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; - so called because it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc.
Pop
The European redwing.
Pop
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides.
Pop
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.
A trick of popping up and down every moment.
Pop
To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as, this corn pops well.
Pop
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.
Pop
To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
Pop
To eat or swallow; - of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.
Pop
Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.
Pop
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Pop
A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring;
In New England they call sodas tonics
Pop
A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
Pop
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
Pop
Bulge outward;
His eyes popped
Pop
Hit a pop-fly;
He popped out to shortstop
Pop
Make a sharp explosive noise;
The cork of the champagne bottle popped
Pop
Fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise;
The soldiers were popping
Pop
Cause to make a sharp explosive sound;
He popped the champagne bottle
Pop
Appear suddenly or unexpectedly;
The farm popped into view as we turned the corner
He suddenly popped up out of nowhere
Pop
Put or thrust suddenly and forcefully;
Pop the pizza into the microwave oven
He popped the petit-four into his mouth
Pop
Release suddenly;
Pop the clutch
Pop
Hit or strike;
He popped me on the head
Pop
Drink down entirely;
He downed three martinis before dinner
She killed a bottle of brandy that night
They popped a few beer after work
Pop
Take drugs, especially orally;
The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves
Pop
Cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound;
The child popped the balloon
Pop
Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound;
The balloon popped
This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven
Pop
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
Pop
Like a pop or with a pop;
Everything went pop
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