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hop1 / häp/ • v. (hopped, hop·ping) [intr.] (of a person) move by jumping on one foot. ∎ (of a bird or other animal) move by jumping with two or all feet at once: a blackbird was hopping around in the sun. ∎ spring or leap a short distance with one jump: he hopped down from the rock. ∎ [tr.] jump over (something): the cow hopped the fence. ∎ inf. make a quick trip: let's hop over to the bar. ∎ make a quick change of position, location, or activity: over the years he hopped from one department to another. ∎ [in comb.] visit a succession of things or places: regulars liked to table-hop. ∎ [tr.] inf. board (a bus, airplane, or other mode of transportation): she hopped a train in Winnipeg. ∎ [tr.] inf. jump onto (a moving vehicle): ex-soldiers looking for work hopped freight trains heading west. ∎ [usu. as n. in comb.] (-hopping) (of an aircraft or ferry) pass quickly from one place to another: two-week island-hopping packages.• n. 1. a hopping movement. ∎ a short journey or distance: a short hop by cab from Soho.2. an informal dance.PHRASES: hop, skip, and (a) jump1. old-fashioned term for triple jump.2. inf. a short distance: it's just a hop, skip, and a jump from my hometown.hop to it begin a task quickly; get busy: I shall have the experience of snapping my fingers and having people hop to it.PHRASAL VERBS: hop in (or out) inf. get into (or out of) a car: hop in then and we'll be off.hop2 • n. a twining climbing plant (Humulus lupulus, family Cannabaceae) native to north temperate regions, cultivated for its conelike flowers , which are used in brewing beer. ∎ (hops) the dried conelike flowers of this plant, used in brewing to give a bitter flavor and as a mild sterilant.• v. (hopped , hopping ) 1. [tr.] flavor with hops. 2. (be hopped up) inf. be stimulated or intoxicated by or as if by a psychoactive drug.DERIVATIVES: hop·py adj.
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Hence hopper creature that hops XIII; part of a grinding-mill having orig. a hopping movement XIV.