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verb
- 1. (of a person) move by jumping on one foot: "he hopped along beside her" Similar
- 2. pass quickly from one place to another: informal "she hopped over the Atlantic for a bit of shopping" Similar
noun
- 1. a hopping movement: "place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around" Similar
- 2. an informal dance: "the society's regular fortnightly hop" Similar
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a short jump by a person on one foot, or by a small animal, bird, or insect on all or two of its feet at the same time: With his feet tied together he could only move in little hops. Thai Yuan Lim/EyeEm/GettyImages. be a short hop informal. to be a short distance, especially by plane: Rio to São Paulo is just a short hop by plane.
The meaning of HOP is to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps; also : to move as if by hopping. How to use hop in a sentence.
noun. any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms. hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
1. ( intr) to make a jump forwards or upwards, esp on one foot. 2. ( intr) (esp of frogs, birds, rabbits, etc) to move forwards in short jumps. 3. ( tr) to jump over: he hopped the hedge. 4. ( intr) informal to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc): hop on a bus.
to make a jump forwards or upwards, esp on one foot. 2. (intransitive) (esp of frogs, birds, rabbits, etc) to move forwards in short jumps. 3. (transitive) to jump over. he hopped the hedge. 4. (intransitive) informal. to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc) hop on a bus.
Definition of hop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To hop is to bounce or jump, either on one foot or both feet. Bunnies hop. People hop. And, sometimes, people do a dance called the "Bunny Hop." No joke. If you lose a shoe in a rainstorm, you might hop along on one foot until you find it again. You can also hop into and out of things, or up to or down from a height: "Hop in the car
