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hop

2  [hop] noun, verb, hopped, hop⋅ping.
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–noun
1. any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms.
2. hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
3. Older Slang. a narcotic drug, esp. opium.
–verb (used with object)
4. to treat or flavor with hops.
—Verb phrase
5. hop up, Slang.
a. to excite; make enthusiastic: They hopped the crowd up with fiery speeches.
b. to add to the power of: The kids hopped up the motor of their jalopy.
c. to stimulate by narcotics.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME hoppe < MD hoppe (D hop); c. OHG hopfo (G Hopfen)
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hop 2   (hŏp)   
n.  

  1. A twining vine (Humulus lupulus) having lobed leaves and green female flowers arranged in conelike spikes.

  2. hops The dried ripe flowers of this plant, containing a bitter aromatic oil. They are used in the brewing industry to prevent bacterial action and add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.

  3. Slang Opium.

tr.v.   hopped, hop·ping, hops
To flavor with hops.
Phrasal Verb(s):
hop up Slang

  1. To increase the power or energy of: hop up a car.

  2. To stimulate with or as if with a narcotic.


[Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
hop

  1. n.
    beer. : How about some hop with your hamburger?
  2. n.
    a dancing party for young people. : The kids are out at some school-sponsored hop.
  3. tv.
    to get aboard a plane or train. : I'll hop a plane and be there in a couple of hours.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hop (sth) up

  1. tv.
    to make a machine, especially a car, run extra fast or give it extra power. : He will take that junk heap home and hop it up.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hop  (v.)
O.E. hoppian "to spring, dance," from P.Gmc. *khupnojanan (cf. O.N. hoppa, Du. huppen, Ger. hüpfen "to hop"). Slang noun sense of "informal dancing party" is from 1731 (defined by Johnson as "a place where meaner people dance").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: HOP
Function: abbreviation
high oxygen pressure
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

hop up

see hopped up.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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