hop 1
— hoppingly , adv.
/hop/ , v. , hopped, hopping , n.
v.i.
1. to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
2. to spring or leap on one foot.
3. Informal. to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane: He hopped up to Boston for the day.
4. Informal. to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usually used in combination): to island-hop; to job-hop.
5. Informal. to dance.
v.t.
6. to jump over; clear with a hop: The sheep hopped the fence.
7. Informal. to board or get onto a vehicle: to hop a plane.
8. Informal. to cross in an airplane: We hopped the Atlantic in five hours.
9. hop to it , Informal. to begin to move, become active, or do something immediately: You'd better hop to it if you intend to buy groceries before the market closes. Also, hop to .
n.
10. an act of hopping; short leap.
11. a leap on one foot.
12. a journey, esp. a short trip by air.
13. Informal. a dance or dancing party.
14. a bounce or rebound of a moving object, as a ball: She caught the ball on the first hop.
[ bef. 1000; ME hoppen (v.), OE hoppian; c. G hopfen, ON hoppa ]
Syn. 1. jump, spring, bound.
hop 2
/hop/ , n. , v. , hopped, hopping .
n.
1. any twining plant of the genus Humulus, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in conelike forms.
2. hops , the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
3. Older Slang. a narcotic drug, esp. opium.
v.t.
4. to treat or flavor with hops.
5. hop up , Slang.
a. to excite; make enthusiastic: They hopped the crowd up with fiery speeches.
b. to add to the power of: The kids hopped up the motor of their jalopy.
c. to stimulate by narcotics.
[ 1400-50; late ME hoppe hoppe (D hop ); c. OHG hopfo (G Hopfen ) ]