pop
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
Example
“Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.”
Other meanings
A : a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
“The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.”
Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
“a white dress with a pop of red”
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "pop".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pop” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.