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pop in

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pop

to make a brief visit I just popped in to say hello Synonyms of pop in come by, come over, drop by, drop in, call (in), run (over), run in, step in, stop (by or in), visitWords Related to pop in barge (in); look up, see; bop (into), happen (by); frequent, hang (at), haunt, resort (to)

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