POP OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pop out mean? 

• POP OUT (verb)
  The verb POP OUT has 4 senses:

1. appear suddenly

2. bulge outward

3. exit briefly

4. come out suddenly or forcefully

  Familiarity information: POP OUT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POP OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Appear suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

burst out; pop out

Context example:

Spring popped up everywhere in the valley

Hypernyms (to "pop out" is one way to...):

appear (come into sight or view)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bulge outward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bug out; bulge; bulge out; come out; pop; pop out; protrude; start

Context example:

His eyes popped

Hypernyms (to "pop out" is one way to...):

change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Exit briefly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

He popped out for a quick coffee break

Hypernyms (to "pop out" is one way to...):

exit; get out; go out; leave (move out of or depart from)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

pop in (enter briefly)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Come out suddenly or forcefully

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

you stick a bill in the vending machine and the change pops out

Hypernyms (to "pop out" is one way to...):

come forth; come out; egress; emerge; go forth; issue (come out of)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

 Context examples 

"Why didn't you pop out and tell them so on the spot?"

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

At the same time, I will not positively answer for my having never dropt a hint, because I know I do sometimes pop out a thing before I am aware.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)