[syn: start, protrude, pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come out]
3. exit briefly;
- Example: "He popped out for a quick coffee break"
4. come out suddenly or forcefully;
- Example: "you stick a bill in the vending machine and the change pops out"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pop out
v 1: appear suddenly; "Spring popped up everywhere in the
valley" [syn: pop out, burst out]
2: bulge outward; "His eyes popped" [syn: start, protrude,
pop, pop out, bulge, bulge out, bug out, come
out]
3: exit briefly; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" [ant:
pop in]
4: come out suddenly or forcefully; "you stick a bill in the
vending machine and the change pops out"