Unpop

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To unfasten (a snap fastener). transitive

    "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."

  2. 2
    To cause not to have popped. transitive

    "You can't unpop a balloon."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From un- + pop.

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snap fastener

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