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Poppet

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Noun

1. poppet, poppet valve

a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Poppet

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noun
1. 
a term of affection for a small child or sweetheart
2. Also called: poppet valve
a mushroom-shaped valve that is lifted from its seating against a spring by applying an axial force to its stem: commonly used as an exhaust or inlet valve in an internal-combustion engine
3. nautical
a temporary supporting brace for a vessel hauled on land or in a dry dock

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Poppet

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noun
1. 
tailstock
2. 
a valve that moves into and from its seat: often cam-driven and spring-loaded for a rapid repeating, popping action as in a gasoline engine
: in full poppet valve
3. 
any of certain timbers used to support a ship about to be launched
4. 
a.  Obsolete
a doll
b.  British, Informal
a term of endearment, as for a child or sweetheart

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Poppet

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n.
1. A poppet valve.
2. Nautical
a. A small removable piece of wood on the washboard of a boat, covering a cutout space that can be used as an oarlock.
b. One of the beams of a launching cradle supporting a ship's hull.
3. Chiefly British A darling.

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