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hop 1     (hŏp)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   hopped, hop·ping, hops

v.   intr.
    1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
    2. Informal To move quickly or busily: The shipping department is hopping this week.
  2. To jump on one foot.
  3. To make a quick trip, especially in an airplane.
  4. To travel or move often from place to place. Often used in combination: party-hop.
v.   tr.
  1. To move over by hopping: hop a ditch two feet wide.
  2. Informal To jump aboard: hop a freight train.
n.  
    1. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot.
    2. A rebound: The ball took a bad hop.
    3. A short distance.
    4. A short trip, especially by air.
  2. Informal A dance or dance party.
    1. A short distance.
    2. A short trip, especially by air.
  4. A free ride; a lift.

[Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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