hop

hop

noun

Definition of HOP

1

a social gathering for dancing <back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal>

Synonyms ball, cotillion (also cotillon), formal, hop, prom

Related Words blowout, celebration, event, festival, festivity, fete (or fête), gala, masque (also mask), masquerade, mixer, party, reception, shindig, soiree (or soirée); hoedown, square dance

2

an act of leaping into the air <she made it across the rocky creek in two hops>

Synonyms bound, hop, leap, spring, vault

Related Words bounce, lope, skip; caper, capriole, gambado, gambol; attack, pounce; dive, pitch, plunge