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hop⋅ping

  [hop-ing]
Use hopping in a Sentence
–adjective
1. working energetically; busily engaged: He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.
2. going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination): restaurant-hopping.
—Idiom
3. hopping mad, furious; enraged: He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.
Origin:
1665–75; hop 1 + -ing 2

hop

1  [hop] verb, hopped, hop⋅ping, noun
–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.

hop

2  [hop] noun, verb, hopped, hop⋅ping.
–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 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.]
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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Hopping

Hop"ping\, n. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.

Hopping Dick (Zo["o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.

Hopping

Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd Hop.] A gathering of hops.
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