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popout

popout noun: a pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.

Noun

popout (plural popouts)

  1. A pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.
    • And Ambiorix Burgos loaded the bases […] before inducing a popout in foul territory to end the game.2007 April 24, David Picker, “Maine Has Last Word in Solving Rockies”, in New York Times
  2. A user interface element that opens a small separate section in front of the main content.
  3. A cheap surfboard manufactured from a mold.
    • Popout boards were also available in do-it-yourself kits. Non-popout surfboard manufacturer and retailers viewed popouts as a threat to business […]2005, Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, page 471

Forms of popout

pluralpopouts
alternative formpop-out

Origin of popout

From pop + out.

Questions about popout

What does popout mean?
Popout means a pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.
What part of speech is popout?
Popout is a noun.
What is the plural of popout?
The plural of popout is popouts.

Words near popout in the dictionary

  1. poposaurids
  2. poposauroid
  3. poposauroids
  4. Poposki
  5. popotillo
  6. popout
  7. popouts
  8. Popov
  9. Popovac
  10. Popovača
  11. popover

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