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pops one's clogs

pops one's clogs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pop one's clogs.

Meaning of pop one's clogs

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

Questions about pops one's clogs

What is pops one's clogs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pops one's clogs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pop one's clogs.

Words near pops one's clogs in the dictionary

  1. pops down
  2. pops for
  3. pops in
  4. pops off
  5. pops on
  6. pops one's clogs
  7. pops one's cork
  8. pops orchestra
  9. pops orchestras
  10. pops out
  11. pops pills

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