To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do. [1913 Webster]
"[Birds] hopping from spray to spray." [1913 Webster]
To walk lame; to limp; to halt. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
To dance. Smollett. [1913 Webster]

Hop, n.

A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster]
A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [1913 Webster]

Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.].

A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). [1913 Webster]
The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. [1913 Webster]
The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. [1913 Webster]

Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back. -- Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and Trifolium procumbens). -- Hop flea (Zoöl.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna), very injurious to hops. -- Hop fly (Zoöl.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very injurious to hop vines. -- Hop froth fly (Zoöl.), an hemipterous insect (Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines. -- Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya (Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European species (Ostrya vulgaris). -- Hop moth (Zoöl.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines. -- Hop picker, one who picks hops. -- Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines. -- Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops. -- Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.

Hop, v. t.

To impregnate with hops. Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

Hop, v. i.

To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Hop, v. & n.
--v. (hopped, hopping)
1 intr. (of a bird, frog, etc.) spring with two or all feet at once.
2 intr. (of a person) jump on one foot.
3 tr. cross (a ditch etc.) by hopping.
4 intr. colloq. a make a quick trip. b make a quick change of position or location.
5 tr. colloq. a jump into (a vehicle). b obtain (a ride) in this way.
6 tr. (usu. as hopping n.) (esp. of aircraft) pass quickly from one (place of a specified type) to another (cloud-hopping; hedge-hopping).
--n.
1 a hopping movement.
2 colloq. an informal dance.
3 a short flight in an aircraft; the distance travelled by air without landing; a stage of a flight or journey.

Idiom

hop in (or out) colloq. get into (or out of) a car etc. hop it Brit. sl. go away. hopping mad colloq. very angry. hop, skip (or step), and jump = triple jump. hop the twig (or stick) sl.
1 depart suddenly.
2 die.
on the hop colloq.
1 unprepared (caught on the hop).
2 bustling about.

Hop, n. & v.
--n.
1 a climbing plant, Humulus lupulus, cultivated for the cones borne by the female.
2 (in pl.) a the ripe cones of this, used to give a bitter flavour to beer. b Austral. & NZ colloq. beer.
3 US sl. opium or any other narcotic.
--v. (hopped, hopping)
1 tr. flavour with hops.
2 intr. produce or pick hops.
3 tr. US sl. (foll. by up) stimulate with a drug. (esp. as hopped up).

Idiom

hop-bind (or -bine) the climbing stem of the hop. hop-sack (or -sacking)
1 a a coarse material made from hemp etc. b sacking for hops made from this.
2 a coarse clothing fabric of a loose plain weave.

Etymology

ME hoppe f. MLG, MDu. hoppe

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THESAURUS

Hop

Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Highland fling, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, alcohol, amble, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, and jump, anodyne, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball, balloon, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, barge, barn dance, be airborne, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, bounce, bound, bowl along, broad jump, buck, buckjump, bundle, calmative, canter, capriole, chloral hydrate, clear, clog, clop, clump, codeine, codeine cough syrup, country dance, cruise, curvet, dance, demivolt, depressant, depressor, dolly, dope, downer, drag, drift, fancy-dress ball, ferry, flight, flit, flounce, fly, flying jump, foot, footfall, footslog, footstep, fox-trot, galliard, gallop, gelandesprung, get, git, glide, goofball, grand jete, halt, handspring, hard stuff, heroin, high jump, hightail, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hoof, hoofbeat, hop along, horse, hotfoot, hover, hurdle, hydroplane, hypnotic, jet, jete, jig, jog, jolt, jump, jump over, jump shot, jump turn, jump-hop, jump-off, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, lavolta, leap, leap over, leapfrog, limp, liquor, long jump, lop, lope, lotus, lumber, lunge, lurch, make tracks, mask, masked ball, masque, masquerade, masquerade ball, meperidine, methadone, mince, mixer, morphia, morphine, morris, narcotic, navigate, negotiate, opiate, opium, overjump, overleap, overskip, pace, pacifier, paddle, pain killer, paregoric, peg, pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, piaffe, piaffer, plod, pole vault, pounce, pounce on, pounce upon, prance, prom, promenade, purple heart, quietener, rack, rainbow, record hop, red, roll, run, running broad jump, running high jump, sail, sailplane, sashay, saunter, saut de basque, scag, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, seaplane, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shake, shamble, shimmy, shindig, shindy, shit, shuffle, sidle, single-foot, ski jump, skip, skitter, sleep-inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, slink, slither, slog, slouch, smack, soar, sodium thiopental, solo, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, spring, sprint, square dance, stag dance, stagger, stalk, stamp, start, start aside, start up, steeplechase, step, step along, step lively, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strut, stump, swagger, swing, take the air, take wing, tap-dance, tar, tea dance, test flight, the dansant, tittup, toddle, totter, tour jete, traipse, tranquilizer, tread, trip, trot, trudge, turps, updive, upleap, upspring, vault, volplane, waddle, waltz, wamble, white stuff, wiggle, wing, wobble, yellow, yellow jacket

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ROGET THESAURUS

Hop

Amusement

N amusement, entertainment, recreation, fun, game, fun and games, diversion, divertissement, reaction, solace, pastime, passetemps, sport, labor of love, pleasure, relaxation, leisure, fun, frolic, merriment, jollity, joviality, jovialness, heyday, laughter, jocosity, jocoseness, drollery, buffoonery, tomfoolery, mummery, pleasantry, wit, quip, quirk, giggle, titter, snigger, snicker, crow, cheer, chuckle, shout, horse laugh, belly laugh, hearty laugh, guffaw, burst of laughter, fit of laughter, shout of laughter, roar of laughter, peal of laughter, cachinnation, Kentish fire, tiger, play, game, game at romps, gambol, romp, prank, antic, rig, lark, spree, skylarking, vagary, monkey trick, gambade, fredaine, escapade, echappee, bout, espieglerie, practical joke, dance, hop, reel, rigadoon, saraband, hornpipe, bolero, ballroom dance, minuet, waltz, polka, fox trot, tango, samba, rhumba, twist, stroll, hustle, cha-cha, fandango, cancan, bayadere, breakdown, cake-walk, cornwallis, break dancing, nautch-girl, shindig, skirtdance, stag dance, Virginia reel, square dance, galop, galopade, jig, Irish jig, fling, strathspey, allemande, gavot, gavotte, tarantella, mazurka, morisco, morris dance, quadrille, country dance, folk dance, cotillon, Sir Roger de Coverley, ballet, ball, bal, bal masque, bal costume, masquerade, Terpsichore, festivity, merrymaking, party, blowout, hullabaloo, hoedown, bat, bum, bust, clambake, donation party, fish fry, jamboree, kantikoy, nautch, randy, squantum, tear, Turnerfest, yule log, fete, festival, gala, ridotto, revels, revelry, reveling, carnival, brawl, saturnalia, high jinks, feast, banquet, regale, symposium, wassail, carouse, carousal, jollification, junket, wake, Irish wake, picnic, fete champetre, regatta, field day, treat, round of pleasures, dissipation, a short life and a merry one, racketing, holiday making, rejoicing, jubilee, bonfire, fireworks, feu-de-joie, firecracker, holiday, gala day, red letter day, play day, high days and holidays, high holiday, Bank holiday, May day, Derby day, Saint Monday, Easter Monday, Whit Monday, Bairam, wayz-goos, bean feast, Arbor Day, Declaration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving Day, Mardi gras, mi-careme, feria, fiesta, place of amusement, theater, hall, concert room, ballroom, assemblyroom, music hall, park, plaisance, national park, national forest, state park, county park, city park, vest-pocket park, public park (public), arbor, garden, pleasure ground, playground, cricketground, croquet ground, archery ground, hunting ground, tennis court, racket court, bowling alley, green alley, croquet lawn, rink, glaciarum, skating rink, roundabout, merry-go-round, swing, montagne Russe, game of chance, game of skill, athletic sports, gymnastics, archery, rifle shooting, tournament, pugilism, sports, horse racing, the turf, aquatics, skating, sliding, cricket, tennis, lawn tennis, hockey, football, baseball, soccer, ice hockey, basketball, rackets, fives, trap bat and ball, battledore and shuttlecock, la grace, pall- mall, tipcat, croquet, golf, curling, pallone, polo, water polo, tent pegging, tilting at the ring, quintain, greasy pole, quoits, horseshoes, discus, rounders, lacrosse, tobogganing, water polo, knurr and spell, leapfrog, hop skip and jump, mother may I, French and English, tug of war, blindman's bluff, hunt the slopper, hide and seek, kiss in the ring, snapdragon, cross questions and crooked answers, crisscross, hopscotch, jacks, jackstones, marbles, mumblety-peg, mumble-the-peg, pushball, shinney, shinny, tag, billiards, pool, pingpong, pyramids, bagatelle, bowls, skittles, ninepins, kain, American bowls, tenpins, tivoli, cards, card games, whist, rubber, round game, loo, cribbage, besique, euchre, drole, ecarte, picquet, allfours, quadrille, omber, reverse, Pope Joan, commit, boston, boaston, blackjack, twenty- one, vingtun, quinze, thirty-one, put, speculation, connections, brag, cassino, lottery, commerce, snip-snap-snoren, lift smoke, blind hookey, Polish bank, Earl of Coventry, Napoleon, patience, pairs, banker, blind poker, draw poker, straight poker, stud poker, bluff, bridge, bridge whist, lotto, monte, three-card monte, nap, penny-ante, poker, reversis, squeezers, old maid, fright, beggar-my- neighbor, baccarat, ace, king, queen, knave, jack, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, trey, deuce, joker, trump, wild card, spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds, major suit, minor suit, bower, right bower, left bower, dummy, jackpot, deck, pair, two pair, three of a kind, straight, flush, full-house, four of a kind, royal flush, misere chess, draughts, checkers, checquers, backgammon, dominos, merelles, nine men's morris, go bang, solitaire, game of fox and goose, monopoly, loto, scrabble, scribbage, boggle, crossword puzzle, hangman, morra, gambling, toy, plaything, bauble, doll, teetotum, knickknack, magic lantern, peep show, puppet show, raree show, gallanty show, toy shop, quips and cranks and wanton wiles, nods and becks and wreathed smiles, entertainer, showman, showgirl, dancer, tap dancer, song-and-dance man, vaudeville act, singer, musician, sportsman, gamester, reveler, master of ceremonies, master of revels, pompom girl, arbiter elegantiarum, arbiter bibendi, archer, fan, toxophilite, turfman, amusing, entertaining, diverting, recreational, recreative, lusory, pleasant, laughable, witty, fun, festive, festal, jovial, jolly, jocund, roguish, rompish, playful, playful as a kitten, sportive, ludibrious, funny, very funny, hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting, amused, pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw, laughing, risible, ready to burst, ready to split, ready to die with laughter, convulsed with laughter, rolling in the aisles, on the light fantastic toe, at play, in sport, Int, vive la bagatelle!, vogue la galere!, deus nobis haec otia fecit, dum vivimus vivamus, dulce est desipere in loco, (every room) hath blazed with lights and brayed wi, misce stullitiam consiliis brevem.

Leap

N leap, jump, hop, spring, bound, vault, saltation, ance, caper, curvet, caracole, gambade, gambado, capriole, demivolt, buck, buck jump, hop skip and jump, falcade, kangaroo, jerboa, chamois, goat, frog, grasshopper, flea, buckjumper, wallaby, leaping, saltatory, frisky, on the light fantastic toe, di salto in salto.

VB leap, jump up, jump over the moon, hop, spring, bound, vault, ramp, cut capers, trip, skip, dance, caper, buck, buck jump, curvet, caracole, foot it, bob, bounce, flounce, start, frisk, jump about, trip it on the light fantastic toe, trip the light fantastic, dance oneself off one's legs, dance off one's shoes.

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