popcorn
To stand or jump up quicklyTo stand or jump up quickly.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons · Recorded US: Paul2520, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
3 sensesTo stand or jump up quickly.
To pop repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.
(rare)To use the popcorn stitch.
Examples
186 sentencesTom ate all of the popcorn.
Том з'їв увесь попкорн. — deniko
The more popcorn you eat, the more you want.
Чим більше їсиш попкорна, тим більше його хочеться. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruЧем больше попкорна ты ешь, тем больше его хочется. — loins
deJe mehr Puffmais man isst, desto mehr will man. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This popcorn tastes stale. I wonder when it was popped.
Цей попкорн на смак несвіжий. Цікаво, коли його приготували. — Ahha
ruУ этого попкорна несвежий вкус. Странно, когда он был приготовлен. — corvard
It's probably healthier to eat popcorn than it is to eat potato chips.
Імовірно, попкорн більш здорова їжа, ніж картопляні чіпси. — deniko
Tom doesn't like popcorn.
Тому не подобається попкорн. — deniko
ruТом не любит попкорн. — marafon
Origin
Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.Short for popped corn. By surface analysis, pop + corn.
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Forms
popcorns, popcorning, popcorned, popcornedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- eating popcorn
- some popcorn
- like popcorn
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.