I. ˈhäp verb
( hopped ; hop·ping )
Etymology: Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1. : to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps ; also : to move as if by hopping
hop in the car
2. : to make a quick trip especially by air
3. : to set about doing something — usually used in the phrase hop to it
transitive verb
1. : to jump over
hop a fence
2. : to ride on
hopped a flight
also : to ride surreptitiously and without authorization
hop a freight train
II. noun
Date: 1508
1.
a. : a short brisk leap especially on one leg
b. : bounce , rebound
shortstop scooped it up on the first hop
2. : dance 3
3.
a. : a flight in an aircraft
b. : a short trip
III. noun
Etymology: Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop
Date: 15th century
1. plural : the ripe dried pistillate catkins of a perennial north-temperate zone twining vine ( Humulus lupulus ) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to malt liquors
2. : the vine from which hops is obtained having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in glandular cone-shaped catkins
[
hop 2
]
IV. transitive verb
( hopped ; hop·ping )
Date: 1572
: to flavor with hops