The difference between Pop and Stick

Pop as a noun (countable):

A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.

Pop as a noun (uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, British):

An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

Pop as a noun (countable, regional, Midwest US, Canada):

A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

Pop as a noun:

Shortened from : a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm. Possibly confusion, by assonance, with as in .

Pop as a noun (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop"):

A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.

Pop as a noun:

Something that stands out or is distinctive, especially to the senses.

Pop as a noun (computing):

The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.

Pop as a noun:

A bird, the European redwing.

Pop as a noun (physics):

The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.

Pop as a verb (intransitive):

To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

Pop as a verb (ergative):

To burst (something) with a popping sound.

Pop as a verb (intransitive, with ''in'', ''out'', ''upon'', etc.):

To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

Pop as a verb (transitive, UK):

To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.

Pop as a verb (intransitive, UK, Canada, often with ''over'', ''round'', ''along'', etc.):

To make a short trip or visit.

Pop as a verb (intransitive):

To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

Pop as a verb (transitive):

To hit (something or someone).

Pop as a verb (transitive, slang):

To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

Pop as a verb (intransitive, vulgar):

To ejaculate.

Pop as a verb (transitive, computing):

To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.

Pop as a verb (transitive, computing):

To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).

Pop as a verb (transitive, slang):

To pawn (something) (to raise money).

Pop as a verb (transitive, slang):

To swallow (a tablet of a drug).

Pop as a verb (transitive, informal):

To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.

Pop as a verb (intransitive, of the [[ear]]s):

To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

Pop as a noun (colloquial):

Affectionate form of father.

Pop as an adjective (used attributively in set phrases):

Popular.

Pop as a noun:

Pop music.

Pop as a noun (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon):

A Russian Orthodox priest; a parson.

Stick as a noun (US):

An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton. A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch. A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size. A timber board, especially a two by four (inches). A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking. A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards. The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint. A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a . A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).

Stick as a noun (chiefly, North America):

Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance. A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard). A standard rectangular (often thin) piece of chewing gum. A cigarette .

Stick as a noun (archaic):

Material or objects attached to a stick or the like. A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick. A scroll that is rolled around (mounted on, attached to) a stick. The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.

Stick as a noun (US, colloquial):

A tool, control, or instrument shaped somewhat like a stick. A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, . # the stick-shift lever in a manual transmission car Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions. The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. Use of the stick to control the aircraft. A memory stick. A composing stick, the tool used by compositors to assemble lines of type. The clarinet.

Stick as a noun (sports):

A stick-like item: A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse. The short whip carried by a jockey. A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard. The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole. The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc. # The game of pool, or an individual pool game. #* |page=74|title=[http://books.google.com/books?id=Slbz8kE-QfoC New York Breweries]|isbn=081172817X|passage=Come in, have a good time, drink some beer, shoot some stick, listen to some music.}}

Stick as a noun (sports, uncountable):

Ability; specifically: The long-range driving ability of a golf club. The potential hitting power of a specific bat. General hitting ability. The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.

Stick as a noun (slang, dated):

A person or group of people. A thin or wiry person; particularly a flat-chested woman. An assistant planted in the audience. A stiff, stupidly obstinate person. A fighter pilot. A small group of (infantry) soldiers.

Stick as a noun (slang, uncountable):

Encouragement or punishment, or (resulting) vigour or other improved behavior. A negative stimulus or a punishment. Corporal punishment; beatings. Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity. Vigorous driving of a car; gas.

Stick as a noun (obsolete):

A measure. An English Imperial unit of length equal to 2 inches. A quantity of eels, usually 25.

Stick as a verb (carpentry):

To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.

Stick as a verb (transitive, printing, slang, dated):

To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing stick.

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To furnish or set with sticks.

Stick as a noun (motor racing):

The traction of tires on the road surface.

Stick as a noun (fishing):

The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.

Stick as a noun:

A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.

Stick as a verb (intransitive):

To become or remain attached; to adhere.

Stick as a verb (intransitive):

To jam; to stop moving.

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.

Stick as a verb (intransitive):

To persist.

Stick as a verb (intransitive):

Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.

Stick as a verb (intransitive):

To remain loyal; to remain firm.

Stick as a verb (dated, intransitive):

To hesitate, to be reluctant; to refuse (in negative phrases).

Stick as a verb (dated, intransitive):

To be puzzled (at something), have difficulty understanding.

Stick as a verb (dated, intransitive):

To cause difficulties, scruples, or hesitation.

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To attach with glue or as if by gluing.

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To press (something with a sharp point) into something else. To stab.

Stick as a verb (transitive):

To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.

Stick as a verb (transitive, archaic):

To adorn or deck with things fastened on as by piercing.

Stick as a verb (transitive, gymnastics):

To perform (a landing) perfectly.

Stick as a verb (botany, transitive):

To propagate plants by cuttings.

Stick as a verb (transitive, joinery):

To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.

Stick as a verb (dated, transitive):

To bring to a halt; to stymie; to puzzle.

Stick as a verb (transitive, slang, dated):

To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.

Stick as a verb (intransitive, US, slang):

To have sexual intercourse with.

Stick as an adjective (informal):

Likely to stick; sticking, sticky.

Stick as a noun (British, uncountable):

Criticism or ridicule.