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pop one's clogs

pop one's clogs verb: to die.

Verb

pop one's clogs (third-person singular simple present pops one's clogs, present participle popping one's clogs, simple past and past participle popped one's clogs)

  1. (UK, slang) To die.
    • The old man has finally popped his clogs.
    Synonyms:
    die, kick the bucket

Synonyms of pop one's clogs

Forms of pop one's clogs

third-person singular presentpops one's clogs
present participlepopping one's clogs
past participlepopped one's clogs
pastpopped one's clogs

Questions about pop one's clogs

What does pop one's clogs mean?
Pop one's clogs means to die.
What part of speech is pop one's clogs?
Pop one's clogs is a verb.
What is the past tense of pop one's clogs?
The past tense of pop one's clogs is popped one's clogs.

Words near pop one's clogs in the dictionary

  1. pop musician
  2. pop musicians
  3. pop musics
  4. pop off
  5. pop on
  6. pop one's clogs
  7. pop one's cork
  8. pop one's pussy
  9. pop one's wad
  10. pop out
  11. pop out cake

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