hop

[ hop ]

/ hɒp /

verb (used without object), hopped, hop·ping.

to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.

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.

Informal. to dance.

verb (used with object), hopped, hop·ping.

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.

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.

Idioms for hop

hop to it, Informal. 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.

Origin of hop

before 1000; Middle English hoppen (v.), Old English hoppian; cognate with German hopfen, Old Norse hoppa

SYNONYMS FOR hop

1 jump, spring, bound.

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OTHER WORDS FROM hop

hop·ping·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hop

hop jump skip (see synonym study at jump) (see synonym study at skip¹)

Words nearby hop

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British Dictionary definitions for hop to it (1 of 2)

hop ¹

/ (hɒp) /

verb hops, hopping or 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 and Canadian informal to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc) he hopped a train to Chicago

US and Canadian to bounce or cause to bounce he hopped the flat stone over the lake's surface

(intr) US and Canadian informal to begin intense activity, esp work

(intr) another word for limp 1

hop it or hop off British slang to go away

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

on the hop informal

active or busy
British unawares or unpreparedthe new ruling caught me on the hop

Word Origin for hop

Old English hoppian; related to Old Norse hoppa to hop, Middle Low German hupfen

British Dictionary definitions for hop to it (2 of 2)

hop ²

/ (hɒp) /

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

hop garden a field of hops

obsolete, slang opium or any other narcotic drug

Word Origin for hop

C15: from Middle Dutch hoppe; related to Old High German hopfo, Norwegian hupp tassel

Idioms and Phrases with hop to it (1 of 2)

hop to it

Begin to do something quickly and energetically, as in We've got to hop to it and get our shopping done. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with hop to it (2 of 2)

hop

In addition to the idioms beginning with hope

hope against hope
hope springs eternal
hop to it
hop up

also see:

mad as a hornet (hops)

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hop

verb (used without object), hopped, hop·ping.

verb (used with object), hopped, hop·ping.

noun

Idioms for hop

Origin of hop

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verb hops, hopping or hopped

noun

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noun

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hop

verb (used without object), hopped, hop·ping.

verb (used with object), hopped, hop·ping.

noun

Idioms for hop

Origin of hop

SYNONYMS FOR hop

OTHER WORDS FROM hop

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH hop

Words nearby hop

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verb hops, hopping or hopped

noun

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noun

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