hop

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[ hop ]
/ hɒp /
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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), hopped, hop·ping.

to treat or flavor with hops.

Verb Phrases

hop up, Slang.
  1. to excite; make enthusiastic: They hopped the crowd up with fiery speeches.
  2. to add to the power of: The kids hopped up the motor of their jalopy.
  3. to stimulate by narcotics.

Origin of hop

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1400–50; late Middle English hoppe < Middle Dutch hoppe (Dutch hop); cognate with Old High German hopfo (German Hopfen)

Words nearby hop

hoover, herbert, hoover, j. edgar, hooverville, hoovervilles, hooves, hop, hop clover, hop hornbeam, hop into, hop to it, hop trefoil

Words related to hop up

upgrade, develop, augment, supplement, refine, enhance, cultivate, endow, parlay, pyramid, sweeten, ornament, up, better, pad, build, spike, ameliorate, adorn, grace

British Dictionary definitions for hop up (1 of 2)

hop 1
/ (hɒp) /

verb hops, hopping or hopped

noun

See also hop into

Word Origin for hop

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

British Dictionary definitions for hop up (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 up (1 of 2)

hop up

see hopped up.

Idioms and Phrases with hop up (2 of 2)

hop