hop, skip, and (a) jump

1. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.

2. Informal To move quickly or busily: The shipping department is hopping this week.

To jump on one foot.

To make a quick trip, especially in an airplane.

To travel or move often from place to place. Often used in combination: party-hop.

To move over by hopping: hop a ditch two feet wide.

Informal To jump aboard: hop a freight train.

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.

Informal A dance or dance party.

1. A short distance.

2. A short trip, especially by air.

A free ride; a lift.