pop out

Meanings

verbpop out (third-person singular simple present pops out, present participle popping out, simple past and past participle popped out)

present singular third person pops out · participle present popping out · participle past popped out · past popped out

intransitiveslangTo leave a room or building with the expectation of returning soon.
intransitivecomputingTo 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).
2005, Rickford Grant, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users, San Francisco: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 182
ball gamesTo be retired after three strikes, including a popout (pop fly) on the third strike.
slangtransitiveTo give birth.
So you think I should just stay home and pop out kids for the next twenty years?
slangmedicineTo have (something) suddenly come out of its normal position, as in a dislocation or subluxation.
He popped out his shoulder during the fight.
Antonyms: pop in
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.[…]”
2006, Ginny Aiken, Decorating Schemes (Deadly Décor Mysteries; 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, →ISBN, page 130