transcription, транскрипция: [ hɒp ]
( hops, hopping, hopped)
1.
If you hop , you move along by jumping on one foot.
I hopped down three steps...
Malcolm hopped rather than walked.
VERB : V prep / adv , V
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Hop is also a noun.
‘This really is a catchy rhythm, huh?’ he added, with a few little hops.
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2.
When birds and some small animals hop , they move along by jumping on both feet.
A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them.
VERB : V prep / adv
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Hop is also a noun.
The rabbit got up, took four hops and turned round.
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3.
If you hop somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. ( INFORMAL )
My wife and I were the first to arrive and hopped on board...
= jump
VERB : V prep / adv
4.
A hop is a short, quick journey, usually by plane. ( INFORMAL )
It is a three-hour drive from Geneva but can be reached by a 20-minute hop in a private helicopter.
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5.
Hops are flowers that are dried and used for making beer.
N-COUNT : usu pl
6.
If you are caught on the hop , you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
His plans almost caught security chiefs and hotel staff on the hop.
PHRASE : usu PHR after v