/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of popping Find synonyms for: Noun1. pop, popping, soundusage: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a corkVerb1. start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out, change shape, change form, deformusage: bulge outward; "His eyes popped"2. pop, hitusage: hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"3. pop, sound, gousage: make a sharp explosive noise; "The cork of the champagne bottle popped"4. pop, fire, dischargeusage: fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise; "The soldiers were popping"5. pop, soundusage: cause to make a sharp explosive sound; "He popped the champagne bottle"6. crop up, pop up, pop, appearusage: appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"7. pop, throw, thrustusage: put or thrust suddenly and forcefully; "pop the pizza into the microwave oven"; "He popped the petit-four into his mouth"8. pop, let go of, let go, release, relinquishusage: release suddenly; "pop the clutch"9. pop, hitusage: hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"10. toss off, pop, bolt down, belt down, pour down, down, drink down, kill, drink, imbibeusage: drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"11. pop, injectusage: take drugs, especially orally; "The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves"12. pop, collapse, burstusage: cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound; "The child popped the balloon"13. pop, burst, split, break openusage: burst open with a sharp, explosive sound; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language