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pops out

pops out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pop out.

Meaning of pop out

Verb

pop out (third-person singular simple present pops out, present participle popping out, simple past and past participle popped out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.
  2. (intransitive) To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
    • In the menu that then pops out, select the number of degrees you want to rotate the image (90° if the image is lying on its left side, 180° if the image is upside down, or 270° if the image is lying on its right side).2005, Rickford Grant, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users, San Francisco: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 182
  3. To be retired after three strikes, including a popout (pop fly) on the third strike.
  4. (slang, transitive) To give birth.
    • So you think I should just stay home and pop out kids for the next twenty years?
  5. (slang) To have (something) suddenly come out of its normal position, as in a dislocation or subluxation.
    • He popped out his shoulder during the fight.
    Antonyms:
    pop in
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pop, out.
    • “You’re such a dog person, Haley. Get over yourself. Cats are people too.” / I wasn’t about to touch that one. “Make yourself comfortable, but if a cat pops out from under your clothes, you’re outta here.[…]”2006, Ginny Aiken, Decorating Schemes (Deadly Décor Mysteries; 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, page 130

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Pops out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pop out.

Words near pops out in the dictionary

  1. pops on
  2. pops one's clogs
  3. pops one's cork
  4. pops orchestra
  5. pops orchestras
  6. pops out
  7. pops pills
  8. pops smoke
  9. pops someone's balloon
  10. pops someone's cherry
  11. pops the cherry

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