Word Frequency
hop1 (hɒp
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Definitions
verb
Word forms: hops, hopping, 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 over ⇒
he 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 aircraft ⇒
they hopped the Atlantic in seven hours
- tr (US & Canadian, informal) to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc) ⇒
he hopped a train to Chicago
- (US & Canadian) to bounce or cause to bounce ⇒
he hopped the flat stone over the lake's surface
- intr (US & Canadian, informal) to begin intense activity, esp work
- intr another word for limp1
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noun
- the act or an instance of hopping
- (old-fashioned, informal) a dance, esp one at which popular music is played ⇒
we're all going to the school hop tonight
- (informal) a trip, esp in an aircraft
- (US) a bounce, as of a ball
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See also
hop intoWord Origin
Old English hoppian; related to Old Norse hoppa to hop, Middle Low German hupfenhop2 (hɒp
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Definitions
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
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See hop garden
- (obsolete, slang) opium or any other narcotic drug
Word Origin
C15: from Middle Dutch hoppe; related to Old High German hopfo, Norwegian hupp tasselTranslations for 'hop'
- British English: hophɒp If you hop, you jump on one foot. VERBperson
- Arabic: يَقْفِزُ عَلَى رِجْلٍ وَاحِدَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: pular num pé só
- Chinese: 单脚跳人
- Croatian: skakutati na jednoj nozi
- Czech: poskakovatna jedné noze
- Danish: hoppe
- Dutch: hinkelen
- European Spanish: saltar a la pata coja
- Finnish: hyppiä yhdellä jalalla
- French: sauter à cloche-pied
- German: hüpfen
- Greek: αναπηδώ
- Italian: saltellare su un piede
- Japanese: （片足で）ぴょんと跳ぶ
- Korean: 한발로 깡충깡충 뛰다
- Norwegian: hinke
- Polish: przeskoczyć
- Portuguese: saltar
- Romanian: a sări într-un picior
- Russian: подпрыгнуть
- Spanish: saltar con un pie
- Swedish: hoppa
- Thai: กระโดดขาเดียว
- Turkish: sıçramak
- Ukrainian: скакати на одній нозі
- Vietnamese: nhảy lò cò
- British English: hophɒp When animals or birds hop, they jump with two feet together. VERBbird, animal
- Arabic: يَقْفِزُ عَلَى قَدَمَيـْنِ
- Brazilian Portuguese: saltar
- Chinese: 双脚跳动物
- Croatian: skakati
- Czech: poskakovatsounož
- Danish: hoppe
- Dutch: springen
- European Spanish: saltar
- Finnish: hypellä
- French: sautiller
- German: springen
- Greek: αναπηδώ
- Italian: saltellare
- Japanese: ぴょんぴょん跳ねる
- Korean: 깡충깡충 뛰다
- Norwegian: hoppe
- Polish: podskoczyć
- Portuguese: pular
- Romanian: a sări
- Russian: подпрыгнуть
- Spanish: brincar
- Swedish: skutta
- Thai: กระโดดสองขา
- Turkish: sıçramak
- Ukrainian: стрибати стрибнути
- Vietnamese: nhảy
Example Sentences Including 'hop'
"You've got straight alternative heads, hip hop heads, country fans, whatever.NME (New Musical Express) (2002)
But instead of a one-hour hop , their plane zoomed from strife-torn Afghanistan to Britain, known for its handouts and sympathy.Sun, News of the World (2000)
He said he was in Ottawa already and figured it made sense to hop over to New York.Edmonton Sun (2003)
It was a short hop to Lagos, the plane barely bothering to get above wave height over the Gulf of Guinea.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Jackie, political editor of the New Statesman magazine, has often caught Labour politicians on the hop with sharp questioning.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Keep him on the hop : be nice, horrid, fast, slow, logical, instinctive.A Means to Evil
She could dance like a dervish, march like a soldier, or hop like a one-legged pirate with a parrot on his shoulder.The Only Game
There are still a few residents who remember when there was a mass exodus to Kent every September for hop picking.Walks Along the Thames Path
To hop to Cartagena is the height of rank incompetence: We're voicing our displeasure in a big boat of no-confidence.Globe and Mail (2003)
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