hop

IPA: hˈɑp

noun

  • A short jump.
  • A jump on one leg.
  • A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
  • (sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
  • (UK, US, slang, dated) A dance; a gathering for the purpose of dancing.
  • (networking) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
  • A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
  • (usually in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
  • (US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
  • The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
  • A surname from Dutch.
  • Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)
  • (Australia, slang) Ellipsis of John Hop (“a police officer”). [(Australia, slang) A police officer.]

verb

  • (intransitive) To jump a short distance.
  • (intransitive) To jump on one foot.
  • (intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
  • (transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
  • (transitive) To jump onto, or over
  • (intransitive, usually in combination) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
  • (informal, intransitive) To go in a quick or sudden manner.
  • (informal) To dance.
  • (obsolete) To walk lame; to limp.
  • (transitive) To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
  • (intransitive) To gather hops.
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Examples of "hop" in Sentences

  • Ramy hopped on his motorcycle.
  • The man has the ability to hop.
  • Hobo hops on top of the suitcase.
  • The acidity of hops is a preservative.
  • The first component is the hopping integral.
  • He's the cockroach infestation of the hip hop world.
  • Pingu and Robby hop on the sledge and ride it together.
  • There are no statistics available related directly to train hopping.
  • A long hop is a type of inadvertent delivery in the sport of cricket.
  • It is the ability of the joints and tendons to withstand the strain of hopping.

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