pop up
v.
appear unexpectedly, appear surprisingly; show up, arrive in an unexpected manner; happen; emerge
pop-up
adj.
being or having a mechanism which causes a quick upward or forward motion; becoming three dimensional when opened (Art); appearing temporarily when activated (Computers)
n.
pop-fly, ball that is hit high up in the air but does not usually leave the infield (Baseball); something that has pop-up features; pop-up menu (Computers)
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pop up
Verb
1. appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere"
(synonym) crop up, pop
(hypernym) appear
pop up
appear suddenly or unexpectedly I hadn`t seen my friend for almost a year but suddenly he popped up for a visit last week.
pop up
Synonyms and related words:
accomplish, achieve, appear, appear unexpectedly, approach, arise, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, attain, attain to, be received, be unexpected, bechance, befall, betide, blow in, bob up, break forth, break water, burst forth, chance, check in, clock in, come, come along, come forth, come in, come into being, come into existence, come on, come to, come to hand, come unawares, come upon, creep up on, crop up, debouch, draw on, erupt, fall upon, fetch, fetch up at, find, flare up, flash, flash upon one, float up, fly up, fountain, gain, get in, get there, get to, gleam, gush, hap, happen, happen along, happen by chance, hazard, hit, hit town, irrupt, jet, jump up, leap up, make, make it, materialize, pounce upon, present itself, pull in, punch in, reach, ring in, rocket, roll in, shoot up, show up, sign in, skyrocket, spring up, spurt, start up, surface, time in, turn up, upleap, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upstart, vault up
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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