pop

1. tv. to hit or strike someone.

□ Please don’t pop me again.

□ She popped him lightly on the shoulder.

2. mod. popular.

□ This style is very pop.

□ I don’t care for pop stuff.

3. n. popular music.

□ I like most pop, but not if it’s too loud.

□ Pop is he only music I like.

4. a pop n. a time; a try; apiece. (Always with a in this sense.)

□ Twenty dollars a pop is too much.

□ I love records, but not at $15.98 a pop.

5. tv. to take or swallow a pill, tablet, or capsule.

□ Here, pop a couple of these.

□ He pops uppers from dawn to dusk.