POP UP | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pop up in English

pop up

phrasal verb with pop verb uk /pɒp/ us /pɑːp/ -pp-

(APPEAR)

Add to word list Add to word list to move quickly and suddenly from a closed or flat position to a vertical one: This tent pops up fully formed in a couple of seconds. Liven up a handmade Christmas card with a tree or snowman that pops up! informal to appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: She's one of those movie stars who pops up everywhere, on TV, in magazines, on Broadway. The words "Hard disk failure - program aborted" popped up on the screen. Moving quickly

• agilely
• agility
• beetle
• belt
• bob up
• bomb
• bowl
• bowl down/along something phrasal verb
• burn
• flit
• forge ahead phrasal verb
• jump up
• light on your feet
• like the wind idiom
• lunge
• make a dash for something
• spin
• streaker
• whizz
• whoosh

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Appearing & disappearing

(IN BASEBALL)

in baseball, to hit the ball high in the air: He got the hitter to pop up to left field. Ford popped up to end the game. Baseball & rounders

• 1-2-3 inning
• ahead
• alley
• around the horn idiom
• at bat
• grand slam
• hit a home run
• hit the ball out of the park idiom
• hitting coach
• home stand
• horsehide
• line (someone) up phrasal verb
• pitch
• sac
• slider
• slogger
• slow-pitch softball
• slugger
• slugging percentage
• stretch

See more results » pop-upadjective (also popup) uk /ˈpɒp.ʌp/ us /ˈpɑːp.ʌp/ used to describe a machine, book, etc. that has parts that push out from a surface or from inside: a pop-up children's book a pop-up toaster used to describe a shop, restaurant, etc. that operates temporarily and only for a short period when it is likely to get a lot of customers Books: kinds of books

• abridgment
• annual
• anthology
• audiobook
• backlist
• cosy
• crime
• digest
• dime novel
• e-reader
• lookbook
• miscellany
• multi-author
• multi-authored
• multi-volume
• storybook
• swashbuckler
• tome
• trilogy
• vade mecum

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Moving upwards Shops & auctions Temporary pop-upnoun [ C ] (also popup) uk /ˈpɒp.ʌp/ us /ˈpɑːp.ʌp/

pop-up noun [C] (COMPUTER)

(also pop-up menu) a list of choices that is shown on a computer screen when the user requests it: Select the option you want from the pop-up (menu). a new window that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on: software to block pop-ups Computer concepts

• 2FA
• 2SV
• 3-D printing
• adaptive learning
• additive manufacturing
• corruption
• generative AI
• gibibyte
• gig
• gigabyte
• gigaflop
• Google
• GPT
• GUI
• reboot
• singularity
• sinkhole
• sinkholing
• smart TV
• solutionism

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pop-up noun [C] (BASEBALL)

(also pop fly) in baseball, a ball that is hit very high in the air but not very far: I hit a popup to the first baseman. Baseball & rounders

• 1-2-3 inning
• ahead
• alley
• around the horn idiom
• at bat
• grand slam
• hit a home run
• hit the ball out of the park idiom
• hitting coach
• home stand
• horsehide
• line (someone) up phrasal verb
• pitch
• sac
• slider
• slogger
• slow-pitch softball
• slugger
• slugging percentage
• stretch

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pop-up noun [C] (SHOP/STORE)

a shop, restaurant, etc. that operates only temporarily for a short period when it is likely to get a lot of customers Shops & auctions

• agora
• army disposals store
• army surplus store
• army-navy store
• art gallery
• country store
• craft fair
• craft shop
• creamery
• deli
• launderette
• laundry
• liquor store
• makers' market
• mall
• stationer
• stockist
• store
• strip mall
• super-sale

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Temporary (Definition of pop up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

pop-up | Business English

pop-upnoun [ C ] uk us Add to word list Add to word list E-COMMERCE, MARKETING an advertisement that is shown in a new window in front of the window that you are looking at on a website: We do not allow pop-ups of any kind on our website. Compare pop-under IT   (also pop-up menu) a list of choices that is shown on a computer screen when the user asks for it: This pop-up can be displayed anywhere on the page with a right-click of the mouse. pop-upadjective [ before noun ] uk /ˈpɒpʌp/ us E-COMMERCE, MARKETING used to describe an advertisement that is shown in a new window in front of the window that you are looking at on a website: pop-up ads used to describe something that appears suddenly, and usually exists for a limited time: At the new pop-up restaurant that has appeared in the neighborhood, diners pay what they think the meal is worth. (Definition of pop up from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of pop-up?

Translations of pop up

in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指突然地）出現，發生, （機器，圖書等）有部分可從內部向外推出的, （商店，餐館等）只在顧客較多時短時間內營業的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指突然地）出现，发生, （机器，图书等）有部分可从内部向外推出的, （商店，餐馆等）只在顾客较多时短时间内营业的… See more in Spanish aparecer de repente, con partes móviles, (en el béisbol)… See more in Portuguese aparecer de repente, bola rebatida muito alto, (no jogo de beisebol)… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian （突然）現れる, 起こる, 飛（と）び出（だ）す… See more birdenbire çıkıvermek, aniden ortaya çıkıvermek, içinden resimler çıkan kitap… See more remonter brusquement, surgir… See more aparèixer de cop… See more opduiken… See more vynořit se… See more dukke op… See more muncul… See more ปรากฏขึ้น… See more xuất hiện… See more wyskoczyć, pojawić się, rozkładany… See more dyka upp… See more muncul dgn tiba-tiba… See more plötzlich auftauchen… See more sprette opp, dukke opp, dukke opp/fram… See more 갑자기 나타나다… See more з'являтися… See more apparire, comparire… See more Need a translator?

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  • Phrasal verb 
    • pop up (APPEAR)
    • pop up (IN BASEBALL)
  Adjective
  • Noun 
    • pop-up (COMPUTER)
    • pop-up (BASEBALL)
    • pop-up (SHOP/STORE)
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