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Definition of lopesnext
present tense third-person singular of lope
as in hops
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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lopes

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noun

plural of lope

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Verb
  • Stout is a full-bodied ale that lends toasty depth and hints of malt and hops to the broth.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Sappho and Hortensia are both brewed with traditional German hops and (unconventionally) whole leaf American grown hops.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Shortstop Sami Hood fliesout to right field, and Chesney Davis bounces a ball to the pitcher, who flips it to first.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The upgraded $699 model bounces the SSD up to 512GB.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Laden with skips, the landing craft goes back and forth to Girvan for several days.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But my Number One choice is mainly because this album deserves no skips.
    Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Over six feet tall and skinny, with a mass of reddish curls, Fleming leaps and bounds across stage while delivering riffs on the bitmoji skills of baby boomers, ballads dedicated to deceased chain craft store Joann’s Fabrics, and Celine Dion’s gamer sons.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In the special filmed at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, Fleming bounds across the stage sharing his takes on masculinity, conga lines, Trader Joes, Oreos, NPR, dog breeds and more.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Lopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lopes. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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