hopped; hopping
Definition of hop
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps also : to move as if by hopping hop in the car
2 : to make a quick trip especially by air
3 : to set about doing something
—usually used in the phrase hop to it
1 : to jump over
hop a fence
2 : to ride on
hopped a flight also : to ride surreptitiously and without authorization hop a freight train
hop
noun (1)Definition of hop (Entry 2 of 4)
1a : a short brisk leap especially on one leg
2 : dance sense 3
3a : a flight in an aircraft
b : a short trip
hop
noun (2)Definition of hop (Entry 3 of 4)
1 hops plural : the ripe dried pistillate catkins of a perennial north-temperate zone twining vine (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to malt liquors
2 : the vine from which hops are obtained having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in glandular cone-shaped catkins
hop
verb (2)hopped; hopping
Definition of hop (Entry 4 of 4)
: to flavor with hops
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The first known use of hop was before the 12th century
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