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hop

1  [hop] verb, hopped, hop⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
2. to spring or leap on one foot.
3. Informal. to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane: He hopped up to Boston for the day.
4. Informal. to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination): to island-hop; to job-hop.
5. Informal. to dance.
–verb (used with object)
6. to jump over; clear with a hop: The sheep hopped the fence.
7. Informal. to board or get onto a vehicle: to hop a plane.
8. Informal. to cross in an airplane: We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.
–noun
9. an act of hopping; short leap.
10. a leap on one foot.
11. a journey, esp. a short trip by air.
12. Informal. a dance or dancing party.
13. 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:
bef. 1000; ME hoppen (v.), OE hoppian; c. G hopfen, ON hoppa

Related forms:
hop⋅ping⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. jump, spring, bound.
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hop 1   (hŏp)   
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 © 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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Word Origin & History

hop  (n.2)
"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).
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 to it

Begin to do something quickly and energetically, as in We've got to hop to it and get our shopping done. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

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