popcorn

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Synonyms: pop corn

Antonyms: pop corn

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|uncountable}} A [[snack]] [[food]] made from [[corn]] or [[maize]] [[kernel]]s popped by dry heating.
2. {{lb|en|knitting}} A kind of [[stitch]] similar to a [[bobble]].
3. {{lb|en|attributive}} A form of [[brainstorming]] in which participants call out their ideas immediately, instead of waiting for an assigned [[turn]] to speak.
4. A slow [[Belgian]] style of [[soul]] music popular in the early 1960s.
5. A [[Romanian]] style of [[Europop]] popular in the late 2000s.
6. {{lb|en|of a guinea pig or chinchilla}} A jump straight up with all four feet off the ground.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|of a [[guinea pig]] or [[chinchilla]]}} To [[stand]] or [[jump]] up [[quickly]].
2. To [[pop]] repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.
3. {{lb|en|knitting|rare}} To use the popcorn stitch.

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