Unpop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unpop is a verb meaning (transitive) To unfasten (a snap fastener).
Meaning
(transitive) To unfasten (a snap fastener).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To cause not to have popped.
Example Sentences
You can't unpop a balloon.
He sat the boy on his lap. And absently adjusted his clothes. In the boy's hand was a metal car. It was painted red. Leon reached down to his vest, unpopping the buttons that secured it beneath the nappy.
The sorts of activities I present are buttoning, lacing, popping and unpopping press-studs, dressing and undressing dolls - although the latter is not usually perceived at all as symbolic or 'play' but a merely mechanical activity.
Word Forms
- unpops
- unpopping
- unpopped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsnap, unpin, undo, unlash, unknot, unfix.
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