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- What does got popped mean exactly in this context?
4 "Popped" is a street term for an encounter with law enforcement I can include many specific actions such as merely questioning to arrest or detainment I don't remember this specific dialog but it's clear form the context of Zero Dark 30 that the subject has at least been apprehended and is was in custody of some agency
- do we say the balloon is popped or the balloon has been popped or . . .
the balloon (has) burst If the balloon was actively popped by a person: Derek popped the balloon The balloon was popped The balloon has been popped The following does not look like common usage, since popped and burst are more often used as verbs than as adjectives: the balloon is popped * If you prefer an adjective, then ripped, ruptured
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl You can see there is a phrase pop out and I understand it as "born" But I can't find such explanations in the dictionary So does it have the meaning of born, or just can be inferred from the context? When can I use it to express born and shall I use it?
- word usage - Is Popped up appropriate in this context? - English . . .
Is "Popped up" appropriate in this context? Ask Question Asked 3 years, 11 months ago Modified 3 years, 11 months ago
- meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The following are the meanings which fit (taken from your list of definitions) 3 : to cause to explode or burst open popped some popcorn pop the trunk 2 : to make or burst with a sharp sound a balloon popped Either transitive or intransitive, the meaning is the same
- word usage - Do you say I accidentally opened the suitcase . . .
The doors opened and people spilled into the street After the clubs closed, the drinkers spilled out into the streets Do you say " I accidentally opened the suitcase uncontrollably and the clothes popped out spilled out over the floor "? I am not sure if " pop out " or " spill out " are suitable words in this situation
- word choice - Why is it that when we say a balloon pops, we say . . .
Sometimes I wonder, when a balloon pops, we say: Oh the balloon exploded! Instead of: Oh the balloon imploded! When a balloon pops, it becomes smaller As I see it, the meaning of quot;implode
- word request - Whats the opposite of pop up? - English Language . . .
I'm programming a modal window and it can be popped up I can't think of a good word for the opposite state Similarly, if the window can pop up, what should be call the act of retracting to the pr
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