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hop
1[hop]
verb (used without object)
to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
Synonyms: , ,to spring or leap on one foot.
Informal.to make a short, quick trip, especially in an airplane.
He hopped up to Boston for the day.
Informal.to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination).
to island-hop;
to job-hop.
Older Use: Informal.to dance.
verb (used with object)
to jump over; clear with a hop.
The sheep hopped the fence.
Informal.to board or get onto a vehicle.
to hop a plane.
Informal.to cross in an airplane.
We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.
noun
an act of hopping; short leap.
a leap on one foot.
a journey, especially a short trip by air.
Older Use: Informal.a dance or dancing party.
a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball.
She caught the ball on the first hop.
hop
2[hop]
noun
any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms.
hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
Older Slang.a narcotic drug, especially opium.
verb (used with object)
to treat or flavor with hops.
verb phrase
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.
hop
1/ ɒ /
verb
(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
informal(intr) to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc)
hop on a bus
informal(tr) to cross (an ocean) in an aircraft
they hopped the Atlantic in seven hours
informal(tr) to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc)
he hopped a train to Chicago
to bounce or cause to bounce
he hopped the flat stone over the lake's surface
informal(intr) to begin intense activity, esp work
(intr) another word for limp 1
slangto go away
noun
the act or an instance of hopping
old-fashioneda dance, esp one at which popular music is played
we're all going to the school hop tonight
informala trip, esp in an aircraft
a bounce, as of a ball
informal
active or busy
unawares or unprepared
the new ruling caught me on the hop
hop
2/ ɒ /
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
a field of hops
obsoleteopium or any other narcotic drug
Other Word Forms
- hoppingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of hop1
Origin of hop2
Word History and Origins
Origin of hop1
Origin of hop2
Idioms and Phrases
hop to it, to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately: Also hop to.
You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes.
Example Sentences
The agents arrived at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet around 3:30 p.m., according to eyewitness Howie Rezendez, who filmed armed agents hop off their vehicles and head into the venue.
Pitbull, whose parents are from Cuba, began his career in the Latin hip hop scene, taking inspiration from the musical influences of his hometown of Miami.
When Musk hops on Twitter to defame people with wild accusations, his fanboys thrill.
The tech hub known as Silicon Beach also is close to the airport, making it easy for entrepreneurs to hop on a plane to raise funding in San Francisco.
Lee spent his teenage years hopping from one factory to another to help.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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