hop
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-Germanic *huppōnan (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *keub- (“to bend, bow”). Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).
[edit] Noun
hop (plural hops)
- A short jump
- A jump on one leg.
- A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
- (sports, US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
- (US, dated) A dance.
- (computing, telecommunications) The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.
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hop (third-person singular simple present hops, present participle hopping, simple past and past participle hopped)
- (intransitive) To jump a short distance.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter V
- (intransitive) To jump on one foot.
- (intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
- Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop.
- The sudden rush of customers had everyone in the shop hopping.
- (transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
- I hopped a plane over here as soon as I heard the news.
- He was trying to hop a ride in an empty trailer headed north.
- He hopped a train to California.
- (intransitive, usually in combination) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
- We were party-hopping all weekend.
- We had to island hop on the weekly seaplane to get to his hideaway.
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(jump a short distance): jump, leap
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terms related to hop (verb)
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jump a short distance
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to suddenly take transport
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From Middle Dutch hoppe
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hop (plural hops)
- the plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed
- (usually plural) the flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
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the plant whose flowers are used in brewing
(plural) flowers of the hop plant
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hop (plural hops)
- a narcotic drug, usually opium
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse hopp (“jump”).
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- IPA: /hɔp/, [hʌb̥]
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hop n. (singular definite hoppet, plural indefinite hop)
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Inflection of hop
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | hop | hoppet | hop | hoppene |
| genitive | hops | hoppets | hops | hoppenes |
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See hoppe.
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- IPA: /hɔp/, [hʌb̥]
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hop
- imperative of hoppe
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hop!
- Voila!, hey presto!
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hop c. hop
- heap, collection; a whole bunch
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