hop

[ hop ]

/ hɒp /

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verb (used without object), hopped, hop·ping.

to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.

to spring or leap on one foot.

Informal. to make a short, quick trip, especially in an airplane: He hopped up to Boston for the day.

Informal. to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination): to island-hop; to job-hop.

Informal. to dance.

verb (used with object), hopped, hop·ping.

to jump over; clear with a hop: The sheep hopped the fence.

Informal. to board or get onto a vehicle: to hop a plane.

Informal. to cross in an airplane: We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.

noun

an act of hopping; short leap.

a leap on one foot.

a journey, especially a short trip by air.

Informal. a dance or dancing party.

a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball: She caught the ball on the first hop.

Nearby words

hoover, herbert, hoover, j. edgar, hooverville, hoovervilles, hooves, hop, hop clover, hop hornbeam, hop into, hop to it, hop trefoil

Idioms

hop to it, Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately: You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes.Also hop to.

Origin of hop

before 1000; Middle English hoppen (v.), Old English hoppian; cognate with German hopfen, Old Norse hoppa

SYNONYMS FOR hop

1 jump, spring, bound.

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Related forms

hop·ping·ly, adverb

Can be confused

hop jump skip (see synonym study at jump) (see synonym study at skip¹)

Definition for hop (2 of 2)

hop

[ hop ]

/ hɒp /

noun

any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms.

hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.

Older Slang. a narcotic drug, especially opium.

verb (used with object), hopped, hop·ping.

to treat or flavor with hops.

Verb Phrases

hop up, Slang.

to excite; make enthusiastic: They hopped the crowd up with fiery speeches.
to add to the power of: The kids hopped up the motor of their jalopy.
to stimulate by narcotics.

Origin of hop

1400–50; late Middle English hoppe < Middle Dutch hoppe (Dutch hop); cognate with Old High German hopfo (German Hopfen)

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“If they ever want to throw me on a plane to come back and hop in for a part like that, I would be game,” she tells me.
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With a little practice, salt rising bread becomes less work to make than hop yeast bread.
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So now, instead of running about amongst my red-legged brethren, as a pigeon ought, I am obliged to hop like a sparrow.
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After resting for a brief period in the hop back, the bright wort is run into the coolers.
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And now, if you will permit me to depart, I will hop back home and see how the youngsters are growing.
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British Dictionary definitions for hop (1 of 2)

hop

/ (hɒp) /

verb hops, hopping or hopped

(intr) to make a jump forwards or upwards, esp on one foot

(intr) (esp of frogs, birds, rabbits, etc) to move forwards in short jumps

(tr) to jump overhe hopped the hedge

(intr) informal to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc)hop on a bus

(tr) informal to cross (an ocean) in an aircraftthey hopped the Atlantic in seven hours

(tr) US and Canadian informal to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc)he hopped a train to Chicago

US and Canadian to bounce or cause to bouncehe hopped the flat stone over the lake's surface

(intr) US and Canadian informal to begin intense activity, esp work

(intr) another word for limp 1

hop it or hop off British slang to go away

noun

the act or an instance of hopping

old-fashioned, informal a dance, esp one at which popular music is playedwe're all going to the school hop tonight

informal a trip, esp in an aircraft

US a bounce, as of a ball

on the hop informal

active or busy
British unawares or unpreparedthe new ruling caught me on the hop

Word Origin for hop

Old English hoppian; related to Old Norse hoppa to hop, Middle Low German hupfen

British Dictionary definitions for hop (2 of 2)

hop

/ (hɒp) /

noun

any climbing plant of the N temperate genus Humulus, esp H. lupulus, which has green conelike female flowers and clusters of small male flowers: family Cannabiaceae (or Cannabidaceae)See also hops

hop garden a field of hops

obsolete, slang opium or any other narcotic drug

Word Origin for hop

C15: from Middle Dutch hoppe; related to Old High German hopfo, Norwegian hupp tassel

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Idioms and Phrases with hop

hop

In addition to the idioms beginning with hope

hope against hope
hope springs eternal
hop to it
hop up

also see:

mad as a hornet (hops)