popping crease (cricket)

A line marked perpendicularly across the pitch four feet in front of the bowling crease, at which the batsman plays and behind which he or she must have a foot or bat in order not to be run out or stumped

return crease (cricket)

A line marked at right angles to the bowling crease and popping crease on either side of the wicket, inside which the bowler must bowl the ball

pop¹ /pop/

noun

1. A mild explosive sound, like that of drawing a cork
2. A shot
3. An attempt (informal)
4. A pistol (slang)
5. Ginger beer, champagne or other effervescing drink (informal)
6. Pawn, or an act of pawning (informal)

intransitive verb (poppˈing; popped)

1. To make a pop
2. To shoot
3. To burst with a pop
4. (of eyes) to protrude
5. To come, go, slip, or pass suddenly, unexpectedly or unobtrusively
6. To pitch or alight
7. To propose marriage (slang)

transitive verb

1. To cause to make a pop or to burst with a pop
2. To shoot
3. To thrust or put suddenly or quickly
4. To pawn (informal)
5. To swallow in pill form or inject (a drug) (drug sl)
6. To open (eg a lock or secure container) by force (informal)

adverb

1. With a pop
2. Suddenly

poppˈer noun

1. Someone who pops
2. Anything that makes a pop
3. A press-stud
4. A utensil for popping corn
5. (in pl) amyl nitrate or butyl nitrate inhaled from a crushed capsule (drug sl)

poppˈit or poppˈet noun

One of usu a number of beads each having a small protrusion on one side and a hole on the other, by means of which they can be linked together

popˈcorn noun

1. Maize burst open and swelled by heating
2. A kind of maize suitable for this

popˈ-eye noun

A prominent or protruding eye

popˈ-eyed adjective

1. Having prominent or protruding eyes
2. Open-eyed, agog (as from interest, excitement, etc)

popˈ-fastener noun

A press-stud

popˈgun noun

1. A tube for shooting pellets by compressed air
2. A contemptible gun

popˈover noun

A thin hollow cake or pudding made from batter

poppˈing-crease see under crease¹

popˈ-shop noun (informal)

A pawnshop

popˈsock noun

A woman's nylon stocking reaching up to the knee

popˈ-top noun (N American)

A ring pull (qv under ring¹)

popˈ-under noun (computing)

An additional window, usu containing an advertisement, that is activated when accessing a particular website but remains hidden until the main window is closed

popˈ-up adjective

1. (of appliances, books, etc) having mechanisms or pages that rise or move quickly upwards
2. (of a menu) appearing when an option is selected (computing)
3. (of a shop, restaurant, etc) opening quickly but temporarily

noun

An additional window, usu containing an advertisement, that appears on a computer screen when accessing a particular website

popˈ-visit noun

A visit at an odd time, a casual visit

popˈ-weed noun

Bladderwort

a pop (informal)

1. Each
2. Apiece

pop off (informal)

1. To make off
2. To die
3. To fall asleep

pop one's clogs see under clog

pop the question (informal)

To make an offer of marriage

take or have a pop at (informal)

1. To criticize or attack, esp in public
2. To try out