hop

/hɑp/

/hɒp/

Other forms: hopped; hopping; hops

To hop is to bounce or jump, either on one foot or both feet. Bunnies hop. People hop. And, sometimes, people do a dance called the "Bunny Hop." No joke.

If you lose a shoe in a rainstorm, you might hop along on one foot until you find it again. You can also hop into and out of things, or up to or down from a height: "Hop in the car, let's go!" Something that's "a hop, skip, and a jump" from where you are is extremely close, a short trip. The Old English root of hop is hoppian, "to spring, leap, or dance."

Definitions of hop

1. verb

   jump lightly
   synonyms: hop-skip, skip

   type of:

   bound, jump, leap, spring

   move forward by leaps and bounds
2. verb

   make a jump forward or upward
   type of:

   bound, jump, leap, spring

   move forward by leaps and bounds
3. verb

   move quickly from one place to another
   type of:

   move

   move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
4. verb

   jump across
   “He hopped the bush”

   type of:

   clear, top

   pass by, over, or under without making contact
5. verb

   traverse as if by a short airplane trip
   “Hop the Pacific Ocean”

   type of:

   cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse

   travel across or pass over
6. verb

   travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
   “She hopped a train to Chicago”

   “He hopped rides all over the country”

   type of:

   travel

   undergo transportation as in a vehicle
7. noun

   the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
   type of:

   jump, jumping

   the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground
8. noun

   an informal dance where popular music is played
   synonyms: record hop

   type of:

   dance

   a party for social dancing
9. noun

   twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
   synonyms: hops

   types:

   European hop, Humulus lupulus, bine, common hop, common hops

   European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America

   American hop, Humulus americanus

   native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop

   Humulus japonicus, Japanese hop

   ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage

   type of:

   vine

   a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface