If someone or something pops up, they appear in a place or situation unexpectedly.
[informal]
She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door all smiles. [VERBPARTICLE]
You solved one problem and another would immediately pop up. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. See also pop-up
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pop-up
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A pop-up book, usually a children's book, has pictures that stand up when you open the pages.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A pop-up toaster has a mechanism that pushes slices of bread up when they are toasted.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
On a computer screen, a pop-up menu or advertisement is a small window containing a menu or advertisement that appears on the screen whenyou perform a particular operation.
[computing]
...a program for stopping pop-up ads.
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A pop-up shop, restaurant or gallery opens only for a short time and is intended to be temporary.
There's a pop-up gallery where the café used to be.
pop-up in British English
adjective
1.
(of an appliance) characterized by or having a mechanism that pops up
a pop-up toaster
2.
(of a book) having pages that rise when opened to simulate a three-dimensional form
3. computing
(of a menu on a computer screen, etc) suddenly appearing when an option is selected
4.
(of a shop, restaurant, venue, or other small business) intentionally opening and closing for business within a very short span of time
a pop-up shop
verbpop up
5. (intr, adverb)
to appear suddenly from below
noun
6. computing
something that appears over or above the open window on a computer screen
pop-up in American English
(ˈpɑpˌʌp)
US
noun
1. Baseball
pop1 (sense 5)
2. Computing
a window, containing a message or menu, that appears superimposed over the window in use, often, specif., one containing an advertisement from theWeb
adjective
3.
of or designating a book designed so that cut-out portions of an illustration lift when the book is opened to its page, producing a three-dimensional effect
pop-up in Retail
(pɒp ʌp)
adjective
(Retail: Outlets)
Pop-up is used to refer to stores and other small businesses that opened temporarily to take advantage of a trend or a seasonal or short-lived product, closing down when the selling opportunity has past.
Temporary or pop-up stores are an increasingly popular marketing vehicle for generating publicity.
Pop-up stores spring up in interesting and unexpected locations, and do not need as muchinvestment or polish as a permanent venture.
A pop-up store is one that opened temporarily to take advantage of a trend or a seasonal orshort-lived product, closing down when the selling opportunity has past.
Examples of 'pop-up' in a sentence
pop-up
The four-hundred-fifty-mile transit will just allow us to pop-up and drop the 28s, then return low level.
James W. Huston FLASH POINT (2001)
In other languages
pop up
British English: pop-up /ˈpɒpʌp/ NOUN
On a computer screen, a pop-up is a small work area that appears on the screen when you perform particular operations. A pop-up may contain items such as a menu or advertisement.
...a program for stopping pop-ups.
American English: pop-up
Arabic: قفز
Brazilian Portuguese: menu instantâneo computador
Chinese: 跳出物
Croatian: skočni prozor
Czech: překrývací okno počítač
Danish: pop op-bog
Dutch: pop-up
European Spanish: emergente
Finnish: ponnahdusikkuna
French: fenêtre intempestive
German: Pop-up
Greek: τρισδιάστατο βιβλίο
Italian: finestra pop-up
Japanese: ポップアップ
Korean: 팝업
Norwegian: hurtigmeny
Polish: wyskakujące okienko
European Portuguese: menu instantâneo computador
Romanian: fereastră tip pop-up
Russian: всплывающий
Latin American Spanish: emergente
Swedish: popupp-
Thai: ซึ่งโผล่อย่างฉับพลัน
Turkish: ortaya çıkmak
Ukrainian: спливаюче вікно
Vietnamese: thông điệp bật lên
British English: pop-up ADJECTIVE
A pop-up book, usually a children's book, has pictures that stand up when you open the pages.
American English: pop-up
Brazilian Portuguese: tipo de livro cujas ilustrações dão a impressão de saltar quando abertas suas páginas
Chinese: 弹起立体图片的书
European Spanish: desplegable
French: animé
German: Hochklapp-
Italian: popup
Japanese: 開くと飛び出る
Korean: 그림이 튀어나오는 책
European Portuguese: tipo de livro cujas ilustrações dão a impressão de saltar quando abertas as suas páginas
Latin American Spanish: desplegable
(phrasal verb)
You could never be sure where he would pop up next.
Synonyms
appear
A woman appeared at the far end of the street.
emerge
He was waiting outside as she emerged from the building.
turn up
The rare spoon turned up in an old house in Devon.
show up (informal)
Many workers failed to show up for work today.
crop up
As we get older health problems often crop up.
materialize
He materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.
make an appearance
See pop
Additional synonyms
in the sense of crop up
Definition
to occur or appear unexpectedly
As we get older health problems often crop up.
Synonyms
happen,
appear,
emerge,
occur,
arise,
turn up,
spring up
in the sense of emerge
Definition
to come into view out of something
He was waiting outside as she emerged from the building.
Synonyms
come out,
appear,
come up,
surface,
rise,
proceed,
arise,
turn up,
spring up,
emanate,
materialize,
issue,
come into view,
come forth,
become visible,
manifest yourself
in the sense of materialize
Definition
to appear after being invisible
He materialized at her side, notebook at the ready.
Synonyms
appear,
arrive,
emerge,
surface,
turn up,
loom,
show up (informal),
pop up (informal),
put in an appearance
Nearby words of
pop up
poorly
pop
pop the question
pop up
pope
popinjay
poppycock
Synonyms of 'pop up'
pop up
Explore 'pop up' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of show up
Definition
to arrive
Many workers failed to show up for work today.
Synonyms
arrive,
come,
turn up,
appear,
make an appearance,
put in an appearance,
show your face
in the sense of turn up
Definition
to find or discover or be found or discovered
The rare spoon turned up in an old house in Devon.