Pop vs. Pup — What's the Difference?

To make a short, sharp, explosive sound.

A young dog; a puppy.

To burst open with a short, sharp, explosive sound.

One of the young of certain other animals, such as wolves, coyotes, rats, seals, or sharks.

To move quickly or unexpectedly; appear abruptly

An inexperienced or conceited young person

To open wide suddenly

To give birth to pups.

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

A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, bat or shark, or the young of certain other animals.

(Baseball) To hit a short high fly ball, especially one that can be caught by an infielder

A young, inexperienced person.

To shoot a firearm, such as a pistol.

Any cute dog, regardless of age.

To be exciting

A short semi-trailer used jointly with a dolly and another semi-trailer to create a twin trailer.

To be visually striking

(horticulture) A new plant growing from a shoot that can be used for propagation.

To cause to make a sharp bursting sound.

A kind of small spotlight.

To cause to open with a sharp bursting sound

An early edition of a periodical publication, intended for distribution to distant locations.

To cause to explode with a sharp bursting sound

(intransitive) To give birth to pups.

To put or thrust suddenly or unexpectedly

A young dog; a puppy.

To discharge (a firearm).

To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species.

To fire at; shoot.

Young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf

To hit or strike

An inexperienced young person

(Baseball) To hit (a ball) high in the air but not far.

Birth;

To release (a clutch) suddenly.

To take (drugs), especially orally

To have (a drink)

(Slang) To take into legal custody; arrest

A sudden sharp, explosive sound.

A shot with a firearm.

Chiefly Midwestern US See soft drink. See Note at tonic.

(Baseball) A pop fly.

Father.

Popular music.

Pop art.

With a popping sound.

Abruptly or unexpectedly.

Of or for the general public; popular or popularized

Of, relating to, or specializing in popular music

Of or suggestive of pop art

(countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.

A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.

A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.

Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.

(computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.

A bird, the European redwing.

(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.

A pistol.

A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.

(colloquial) freeze pop

A (usually very) loud audience reaction.

One's father.

Pop music.

A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.

(intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

(ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.

To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.

To make a short trip or visit.

(intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

(transitive) To hit (something or someone).

To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

To ejaculate; to orgasm.

To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.

To give birth.

To pawn (something) (to raise money).

To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).

To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.

To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

(dance) To perform the popping style of dance.

To arrest.

Used to represent a loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

(used attributively in set phrases) Popular.

A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go off with a 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.

The European redwing.

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

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.

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

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.

To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.

To eat or swallow; - of food, especially snacks, in small pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while watching the movie.

Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly.

An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring;

A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

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

Bulge outward;

Hit a pop-fly;

Make a sharp explosive noise;

Fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise;

Cause to make a sharp explosive sound;

Appear suddenly or unexpectedly;

Put or thrust suddenly and forcefully;

Release suddenly;

Hit or strike;

Drink down entirely;

Take drugs, especially orally;

Cause to burst with a lound, explosive sound;

Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound;

(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

Like a pop or with a pop;