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单词 hop
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hop

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verb (1)

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
hopped; hopping

intransitive verb

1
: to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps
also : to move as if by hopping
hop in the car
2
: to make a quick trip especially by air
3
: to set about doing something
usually used in the phrase hop to it

transitive verb

1
: to jump over
hop a fence
2
: to ride on
hopped a flight
also : to ride surreptitiously and without authorization
hop a freight train

hop

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noun (1)

1
a
: a short brisk leap especially on one leg
b
: bounce, rebound
shortstop scooped it up on the first hop
2
: dance sense 3
3
a
: a flight in an aircraft
b
: a short trip

hop

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noun (2)

1
hops plural : the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a north-temperate zone twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer
2
plural hops : the perennial climbing bine from which hops are obtained that have 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in scaly cone-like clusters

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hop

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verb (2)

hopped; hopping

transitive verb

: to flavor with hops

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bounce
  • bound
  • lollop
  • lope
  • skip
  • trip

Noun (1)

  • ball
  • cotillion
  • cotillon
  • dance
  • formal
  • prom
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Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian

Noun (2)

Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1572, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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verb

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
hopped; hopping
1
: to move by short quick jumps
2
: to jump on one foot
3
: to jump over
We hopped the puddle.
4
: to get on, in, or aboard by or as if by hopping
Quick, hop the bus.
5
: to make a quick trip especially by air
Let's hop down to Atlanta.

hop

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noun

1
: a short quick jump especially on one leg
2
: a short trip especially by air

hop

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noun

1
: a twining vine whose greenish flowers look like small cones
2
hops plural : the dried flowers of the hop plant used chiefly in making beer and ale

Medical Definition

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noun

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
1
: a twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family with 3-lobed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in cone-like clusters
2
hops plural : the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a hop plant used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer and also in medicine as a tonic

HOP

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abbreviation

high oxygen pressure

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noun

1
as in dance
a social gathering for dancing back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dance
  • prom
  • ball
  • festival
  • celebration
  • party
  • formal
  • festivity
  • event
  • cotillion
  • shindig
  • reception
  • gala
  • soiree
  • masquerade
  • mixer
  • mask
  • fete
  • cotillon
  • blowout
  • hoedown
  • square dance
  • soirée
  • fête
  • masque
2
as in leap
an act of leaping into the air she made it across the rocky creek in two hops

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • leap
  • jump
  • bounce
  • skip
  • vault
  • pounce
  • spring
  • bound
  • lope
  • caper
  • gambol
  • attack
  • gambado
  • plunge
  • capriole
  • dive
  • pitch

hop

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verb

1
as in to skip
to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • skip
  • bounce
  • jump
  • leap
  • bound
  • lope
  • trip
  • lollop
  • romp
  • frisk
  • caper
  • skitter
  • gambol
  • vault
  • skim

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • trudge
  • lumber
  • plod
2
as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jump
  • leap
  • spring
  • bound
  • skip
  • bounce
  • vault
  • pounce
  • lope
  • attack
  • leapfrog
  • hurdle
  • buck
  • frolic
  • romp
  • caper
  • cavort
  • gambol
  • skyrocket
  • shoot
  • capriole
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