hop 1 (h ŏp)
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v. hopped, hop·ping, hops v.intr.1. a. To move with light bounding skips or leaps. b. Informal To move quickly or be busily active: The shipping department is hopping this week. 2. To jump on one foot or with both feet at the same time. 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 get on (a train) surreptitiously in order to ride without paying a fare: hop a freight train. n.1. a. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot or with both feet at the same time. b. A rebound: The ball took a bad hop. 2. Informal A dance or dance party. 3. a. A short distance. b. A short trip, especially by air. 4. A free ride; a lift. Idioms: hop, skip, and (a) jump A short distance. hop to it To begin an activity or a task quickly and energetically.
[Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian.] |