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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hop1 /hɑp/USA pronunciation v., hopped, hop•ping, n. v. - Animal Behavior to make a short, bouncing leap, as a rabbit does:[no object]The canary hopped on to her finger.
- to jump over;
clear with a hop:[~ + object]hopped the fence and was gone. - to move quickly as if jumping:[no object]hopped into bed.
- Informal Termsto board or get onto (a vehicle): [~ + object]to hop a train to Peoria.[no object]He hopped into his car.
- Informal Terms to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another:[no object]to party-hop (= to go from one party to another).
n. [countable] - a short leap on one foot.
- a short, quick movement or action:a quick hop into bed.
- a journey, esp. a short trip by air:a quick hop from London to Paris.
- Informal Termsa dance or dancing party:the school hop.
- a bounce or rebound, as of a ball.
hop2 /hɑp/USA pronunciation n., v., hopped, hop•ping. n. - Plant Biology hops, [plural] the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of a twining plant of the hemp family, used in brewing beer.
v. - hop up, [Slang.]
- [ ~ + up + obj] to excite;
make enthusiastic:The demonstrators hopped up the crowd with their fiery speeches. - [ ~ + up + obj] to add to the power of:They hopped up the engine of their car.
- [ usually: be + hopped up] to stimulate by narcotics:hopped up on drugs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hop1 (hop),USA pronunciation v., hopped, hop•ping, n. v.i. - Animal Behaviorto make a short, bouncing leap;
move by leaping with all feet off the ground. - to spring or leap on one foot.
- Informal Termsto make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane:He hopped up to Boston for the day.
- Informal Termsto travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination):to island-hop; to job-hop.
- Informal Termsto dance.
v.t. - to jump over;
clear with a hop:The sheep hopped the fence. - Informal Termsto board or get onto a vehicle:to hop a plane.
- Informal Termsto cross in an airplane:We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.
- Informal Terms, Idioms hop to it, to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately:You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes.Also, hop to.
n. - an act of hopping;
short leap. - a leap on one foot.
- a journey, esp. a short trip by air.
- Informal Termsa dance or dancing party.
- a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball:She caught the ball on the first hop.
- bef. 1000; Middle English hoppen (verb, verbal), Old English hoppian; cognate with German hopfen, Old Norse hoppa
hop′ping•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged jump, spring, bound.
hop2 (hop),USA pronunciation n., v., hopped, hop•ping. n. - Plant Biologyany twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms.
- Plant Biology hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
- Slang Terms[Older Slang.]a narcotic drug, esp. opium.
v.t. - to treat or flavor with hops.
- 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.
- Middle Dutch hoppe (Dutch hop); cognate with Old High German hopfo (German Hopfen)
- late Middle English hoppe 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hop /hɒp/ vb (hops, hopping, hopped)- (intransitive) to make a jump forwards or upwards, esp on one foot
- (intransitive) (esp of frogs, birds, rabbits, etc) to move forwards in short jumps
- (intransitive) informal to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc): hop on a bus
- (transitive) informal to cross (an ocean) in an aircraft
- (transitive) US Canadian informal to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc): he hopped a train to Chicago
- (intransitive)
another word for limp1 - hop it, hop off ⇒ Brit slang to go away
n - the act or an instance of hopping
- on the hop ⇒ informal active or busy
- Brit unawares or unprepared
Etymology: Old English hoppian; related to Old Norse hoppa to hop, Middle Low German hupfen hop /hɒp/ n - 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
Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch hoppe; related to Old High German hopfo, Norwegian hupp tassel |