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pop someone (on something)

Inf. to strike someone on some body part. If you don't sit down, I'll pop you on the chin! Max popped Lefty on the nose.

pop

1. tv. to hit or strike someone. She popped him lightly on the shoulder.

2. mod. popular. This style is very pop.

3. n. popular music. I like most pop, but not if it’s too loud.

4. and a pop n. a time; a try; a piece. (Always with a in this sense.) Twenty dollars a pop is too much.

5. tv. to take or swallow a pill, tablet, or capsule. Here, pop a couple of these.

See:

• a pop
• blow this pop stand
• corporation pop
• council pop
• eyes pop out of head
• jab pop
• pop
• pop (one's/someone's) cherry
• pop (someone's) bubble
• pop a cap in (someone's) ass
• pop a wheelie
• pop around
• pop back
• pop by (for a visit)
• pop clogs
• pop cork
• pop down
• pop for
• pop for something
• pop in
• pop into
• pop into (someone's) head
• pop off
• pop on
• pop one’s cork
• pop out
• pop out of
• pop over (for a visit)
• pop pills
• pop some tops
• pop the bubble of (someone)
• pop the cherry
• pop the question
• pop tops
• pop up
• pop wine
• pop-eyed
• popped
• pops
• take a pop at
• take a pop at someone