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hop

UK/hɒp/ US/hɑp/ common informal slang uk us
verb (6) noun (3)

verb

1.
2.

move quickly from one place to another

3.

informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

  • “She hopped a train to Chicago”
  • “He hopped rides all over the country”
4.

make a quick trip especially by air

  • “Hop the Pacific Ocean”
5.

jump across

  • “He hopped the bush”
6.

noun

1.

the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

2.

twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer

Synonyms
3.

Origin

From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).

Phrases

  • bad hop terms derived from hop (noun)
  • bunny hop terms derived from hop (noun)
  • car hop terms derived from hop (noun)
  • caught on the hop terms derived from hop (noun)
  • common hop
  • dry hop
  • hop and bop terms derived from hop (noun)
  • hop clover terms derived from hop (noun)
  • hop dog
  • hop field
  • hop flea
  • hop fly

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