Hop Definition
- A short distance.
- To begin an activity or a task quickly and energetically.
- to scold; reprimand
- to begin to do something briskly and vigorously
- to stimulate by or as by a drug
- to supercharge (an automobile engine, etc.)
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Hop
Origin of Hop
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From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).
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Middle English hoppen from Old English hoppian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English hoppe from Middle Dutch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle Dutch hoppe.
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