(not-comparable) Coming into view suddenly from a concealed position.
I packed a pop-up hamper in my suitcase.
(not-comparable) Opening out to form a three-dimensional structure when the page of a book is opened.
[…] I had a pop-up book of sexual organs by the time I was four –[…] 1985, Margaret Atwood, “Night”, in The Handmaid’s Tale, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland and Stewart, →ISBN, page 155:
(not-comparable) Operating or existing for a brief period only; temporary.
But then this is essentially a pop-up team, glued into place brilliantly, with certain parts already chafing and smoking. Chelsea’s two top goalscorers could be off in a month, Diego Costa to cause an international incident in China, [Eden] Hazard to the usual summer suspects. 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
(not-comparable) Employing the cold launch technique.
(Internet) A pop-up advertisement; an advertisement that is triggered to appear on a computer screen when the user accesses a particular web page.
A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.
A folded paper element which pops up from a book, greeting card, etc.
A business that opens for a brief temporary period only, such as a temporary restaurant.
I came across this recipe when Helen Graham cooked it for Bracia and Friends, a pop-up whose USP is that chefs must cook a single dish. 2024 July 13, Harriet Fitch Little, “A reimagined classic”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19:
Ms. Setti recently had to close her bar after a change of management at the food hall that housed it. But she plans to launch several pop-ups and hopes to find a new permanent space by the middle of the year, she said. 2023 February 15, John Eligon, “Exploring South Africa’s Black Wine Scene”, in The New York Times:
Pop-ups often charge restaurant prices, but without advance menus, quality control, health-inspected facilities or professional service. Bring cash and arrive early: most pop-ups don't accept credit cards, and popular dishes run out fast. 2012, Sam Benson, Alison Bing, Coastal California, Lonely Planet:
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