hops
noun
Definitions
A short jump.
Example: The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
verb
Definitions
To jump a short distance.
Synonyms:jumpleapTo jump on one foot.
To be in state of energetic activity.
Example: Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop.
To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
Example: He hopped a train to California.
noun
Definitions
The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.
(usually in the plural) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.
verb
Definitions
To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
To gather hops.