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pop off
(encz) | pop off,umřít Zdeněk Brož |
pop off
(wn) | pop off
v 1: leave quickly
2: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, {pass
away}, expire, pass, kick the bucket, {cash in one's
chips}, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, {drop
dead}, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: {be
born}] |
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To pop off
(gcide) | Pop \Pop\, v. t.
1. 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.
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He popped a paper into his hand. --Milton.
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2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains
of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.
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3. To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small
pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while
watching the movie.
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To pop off,
(a) to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one
off with a denial. --Locke.
(b) to make a statement, or series of statements,
forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped
off about his dislike of modern art.
To pop the question, to make an offer of marriage to a
lady. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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