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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpop something ↔ on phrasal verb British English spoken1 PUT ON CLOTHESto quickly put on a piece of clothing Here, pop on your pyjamas and then we’ll read a story.2 SWITCH ON OR OFFto quickly turn on a piece of electrical equipment Pop the kettle on, would you? → pop→ See Verb table
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pop on• I never even saw him pop the guts on a fly.• Glad you could find the time to pop in on a humble scribe.• Young women came and joined in, everyone popping fingers on cheeks and clicking tongues.• Just the other day a curious sight popped up on nearby Orange Boulevard where it crosses S.R. 46.• But the reason I have sat down so quickly is because the old man has just popped out on the northbound platform.• Then the hungry Ben Cohen popped up on the right to score his seventh try in only nine Tests.• The question, which had been popped earlier on the stadium's electronic scoreboard, got the thumbs up.• The show survived on smudgy bootleg videotapes, and its performances popped up occasionally on unauthorized albums.
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