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Hop is defined as to make a short leap or bounce.

(verb)

An example of to hop is to jump from one square of a hopscotch board to another.

The definition of a hop is a short leap or bounce.

(noun)

An example of a hop is a frog's tiny jump from one pebble to the next.

See hop in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb hopped, hopping

to make a short leap or leaps on one foot
to move by leaping or springing on both, or all, feet at once, as a bird, frog, etc. does
Informal
1. to go or move briskly or in bounces
2. to take a short, quick trip: with up, down, or over

Origin: ME hoppen < OE hoppian, akin to Ger hüpfen < IE *keub- < base *keu-, to bend, curve > hip, L cumbere, to lie: basic sense prob. “to bend forward”

transitive verb

to jump over: to hop a fence
☆ to get aboard: to hop a train
Informal to fly over in an airplane

noun

an act or instance of hopping
☆ a bounce, as of a baseball
Informal a dance, esp. an informal one
Informal a short flight in an airplane

noun

a rough twining vine (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family, having the female flowers borne in small cones covered with bladdery bracts
the dried ripe cones of the female flowers, used for giving beer, ale, etc., a bitter taste and in medicine as a sedative
☆ Slang a narcotic drug; esp., opium

Origin: LME hoppe < MDu, akin to Ger hopfen

transitive verb hopped, hopping

to flavor or treat with hops

to go from one of a (specified) group or class of places or things to another or others in succession: table-hop, job-hopping

See hop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hopped hopped, hop·ping, hops

verb, intransitive

a. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
b. Informal To move quickly or busily: The shipping department is hopping this week.
To jump on one foot.
To make a quick trip, especially in an airplane.
To travel or move often from place to place. Often used in combination: party-hop.

verb, transitive

To move over by hopping: hop a ditch two feet wide.
Informal To jump aboard: hop a freight train.

noun

a. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot.
b. A rebound: The ball took a bad hop.
Informal A dance or dance party.
a. A short distance.
b. A short trip, especially by air.
A free ride; a lift.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hoppen

Origin: , from Old English hoppian

noun

A twining vine (Humulus lupulus) having lobed leaves and green female flowers arranged in conelike spikes.
hops The dried ripe flowers of this plant, containing a bitter aromatic oil. They are used in the brewing industry to prevent bacterial action and add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.
Slang Opium.

transitive verb hopped hopped, hop·ping, hops

To flavor with hops.

Phrasal Verb: hop up Slang To increase the power or energy of: hop up a car. To stimulate with or as if with a narcotic.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hoppe

Origin: , from Middle Dutch

abbreviation

high oxygen pressure

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