bunny hop

noun

1. a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent

2. a jump over an obstacle executed by a person riding a bicycle and standing up on the pedals

3. a dance performed by a line of people holding onto each other from behind and moving around the room tapping and stepping with each foot separately and then jumping with both feet held together

verb

1. (intr) to jump with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent

2. to jump a bicycle over an obstacle without dismounting

Example Sentences

The platform is partnering on a "Bunny Hop Stage," according to the news release.

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The result is not a jump scare so much as a bunny hop.

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Ohtani did a little bunny hop onto home plate as fire ceremoniously shot out from the rocks in the outfield for home run No. 26.

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He said he’s never seen a bunny hop a fence or leap into a tall potted plant for supper.

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Chico sniffed it, and when Jenny raised her hand, he went up on his hind legs and started doing a bunny hop.

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