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Meaning of hop

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hop

Pronunciation:/hɒp//hɑp/

noun

Definitions

  1. A short jump.

    Example: The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.

  2. A jump on one leg.

  3. A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.

  4. A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.

verb

Definitions

  1. To jump a short distance.

    Synonyms:jumpleap
  2. To jump on one foot.

  3. To be in state of energetic activity.

    Example: Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop.

  4. To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.

    Example: He hopped a train to California.

hop

Pronunciation:/hɒp//hɑp/

noun

Definitions

  1. The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.

  2. (usually in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.

  3. Opium, or some other narcotic drug.

  4. The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.

verb

Definitions

  1. To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer

  2. To gather hops.