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pop-up
(pŏp′ŭp′)adj.
1. Emerging quickly from a recessed or concealed position when activated: pop-up gun emplacements.
2. Rising to form a three-dimensional structure when a page is opened: pop-up illustrations in a children's book.
3. Intended to remain open for business only temporarily: "The site ... has been home to many pop-up exhibits and stores" (Stuart Elliott).
n.
1. A device or illustration that pops up.
2. Computers A webpage or advertisement that opens automatically in a new window of a web browser.
3. Baseball See pop fly.
4. A business or establishment, such as a shop or restaurant, that is intended to remain open for business only temporarily.
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pop-up
adj
1. (of an appliance) characterized by or having a mechanism that pops up: a pop-up toaster.
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of a book) having pages that rise when opened to simulate a three-dimensional form
3. (Computer Science) computing (of a menu on a computer screen, etc) suddenly appearing when an option is selected
4. (Commerce) (of a shop, restaurant, venue, or other small business) intentionally opening and closing for business within a very short span of time: a pop-up shop.
vb
(intr, adverb) to appear suddenly from below
n
(Computer Science) computing something that appears over or above the open window on a computer screen
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pop′-up`
adj.
1. (of a book, greeting card, etc.) having artwork fastened to a page in such a way that when the page is opened, a three-dimensional cutout or object unfolds or springs up.
2. of, pertaining to, or equipped with a device that springs up or that causes something to spring up or out: a pop-up toaster.
n. 3. a pop-up book.
4. something that pops up.
5. Baseball. pop fly.
[1860–65]
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| Noun | 1. | pop-up - a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" |
| 2. | pop-up - a short high fly ball baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
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Translations
pop-up
[ˈpɒpʌp]A. ADJ (Comput) [window, menu, advertisement] → emergente
C. CPD pop-up book N → libro m desplegable
pop-up menu N → menú m emergente
pop-up toaster N → tostador m automático
pop-up menu N → menú m emergente
pop-up toaster N → tostador m automático
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pop-up
adj toaster → automatisch; book, picture → Hochklapp- (inf); pop-up menu (Comput) → Pop-up-Menü nt; pop-up window (Comput) → Pop-up-Fenster nt
n (Comput) → Popup(-Menü) nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pop-up
→ قفز překrývací okno pop op-bog Pop-up τρισδιάστατο βιβλίο emergente ponnahdusikkuna fenêtre intempestive skočni prozor finestra pop-up ポップアップ 팝업 pop-up hurtigmeny wyskakujące okienko menu instantâneo всплывающий popupp- ซึ่งโผล่อย่างฉับพลัน ortaya çıkmak thông điệp bật lên 跳出物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009