hop

[ hop ]

/ hɒp /

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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.

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Origin of hop

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

Words nearby hop

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

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British Dictionary definitions for hop up (1 of 2)

hop¹

/ (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 up (2 of 2)

hop²

/ (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 up (1 of 2)

hop up

see hopped up.

Idioms and Phrases with hop up (2 of 2)

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)

hop

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for hop up (1 of 2)

verb hops, hopping or hopped

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hop up (2 of 2)

noun

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