a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball: She caught the ball on the first hop.
Idiom
14.
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: before 1000; Middle English hoppen (v.), Old English hoppian; cognate with German hopfen,Old Norse hoppa
Related forms
hop·ping·ly, adverb
Can be confused:hop, jump, skip1 (see synonym note at jump; see synonym note at skip1).
"opium," 1887, from Cantonese nga-pin (pronounced HAH-peen) "opium," a Chinese folk etymology of the Eng. word opium, lit. "crow peelings." Re-folk-etymologized back into Eng. by association with hop (n.1).
n. beer. : How about some hop with your hamburger?
n. a dancing party for young people. : The kids are out at some school-sponsored hop.
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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