hop

Nouns

  • (n) the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
  • (n) twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer hops,
  • (n) an informal dance where popular music is played record hop,

Verbs

  • (v) jump lightly hop-skip, skip,
  • (v) move quickly from one place to another
  • (v) travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
    • She hopped a train to Chicago
    • He hopped rides all over the country
  • (v) traverse as if by a short airplane trip
    • Hop the Pacific Ocean
  • (v) jump across
    • He hopped the bush
  • (v) make a jump forward or upward

Synonyms

hop-skip skip hops record hop

See also

bestride climb on hop on jump on mount up get on mount pass over skip skip over jump

Words of close approximity

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hag haj ham Han hao hap hat haw hay HCG HDL Hel hem hen hep het hew hex HFC HHS hie hin hip hit HIV HMO HND hob hod hoe hog hot hoy HRT HUA hub HUD hue hug hum Hun Hus hut
hop clover hope hope chest hoped-for hopeful hopefully hopefulness Hopeh Hopei hopeless hopelessly hopelessness hoper hop field hop garden hop hornbeam Hopi Hopkins Hopkinson hop marjoram hop on hop out hopped-up hopper hop-picker hopple hop pole hops hopsack hopsacking hopscotch hop-skip hop-step-and-jump hop up