pop outverb

• 1

  slangTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.

• 2

  computingengineeringgraphical-user-interfaceTo appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.

  • In the menu that then pops out, select the number of degrees you want to rotate the image (90° if the image is lying on its left side, 180° if the image is upside down, or 270° if the image is lying on its right side).
• 3

  ball-gamesbaseballgamesTo be retired after three strikes, including a popout (pop fly) on the third strike.

• 4

  slangTo give birth.

  • So you think I should just stay home and pop out kids for the next twenty years?
• 5

  slangmedicinesciencesTo have (something) suddenly come out of its normal position, as in a dislocation or subluxation.

  • He popped out his shoulder during the fight.
• 6

  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pop, out.

  • “You’re such a dog person, Haley. Get over yourself. Cats are people too.” / I wasn’t about to touch that one. “Make yourself comfortable, but if a cat pops out from under your clothes, you’re outta here.[…]”