Meaning of hop in English

hop

verb

/hɑːp/ uk

/hɒp/

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C2 [ I ]

to jump on one foot or to move about in this way:

I tried to hop on my good foot while holding onto Jim.

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to jump

jumpThe kids jumped up and down when they heard we were going to Disneyland.
leapThe deer leaped out of the forest.
boundHe bounded on stage, punching the air with both fists.
launch yourselfShe rocked back and forth on her skis before launching herself down the slope.
bounceThe kids were bouncing happily on the trampoline.
hopI stubbed my toe and hopped to the kitchen to get some ice.

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C1 [ I + adv/prep ] informal

to go somewhere quickly or to get into or out of a vehicle quickly:

We hopped up to Canada for the weekend.

I hopped on the bus at the traffic light.

C2 [ I ]

If a small animal, bird, or insect hops, it moves by jumping on all or two of its feet at the same time:

The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

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Can you hop on your left leg?
The children were hopping around the playground.

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Jumping

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Hurrying and doing things quickly

Boarding and alighting from modes of transportation

Idioms

hop it

hopping mad

hop

noun

/hɑːp/ uk

/hɒp/

hop noun (JUMP)

[ C ]

a short jump by a person on one foot, or by a small animal, bird, or insect on all or two of its feet at the same time:

With his feet tied together he could only move in little hops.

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be a short hop informal

to be a short distance, especially by plane:

Rio to São Paulo is just a short hop by plane.

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Jumping

hop noun (PLANT)

hops [ plural ]

the dried fruits of a climbing plant, used to give a bitter flavor to beer:

Almost 80% of the nation's hops are grown in this area.

Idioms

catch someone on the hop

a hop, skip, and a jump

hop

adjective [ before noun ]

/hɑːp/ uk

/hɒp/

relating to hops:

a hop plant

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Crop plants & economic plants

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(Definition of hop from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

hop | Intermediate English

hop

verb [ I/T ]

/hɑp/

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to make small jumps on one or two feet, or to move along in this way:

[ I ] A bird hopped across the lawn.

[ T ] Nikki hopped the fence (= jumped over it).

[ I ] fig. Come on, hop in (= get in), I’ve got plenty of room in the car.

hop

noun [ C ] us

/hɑp/

fig. It’s just a short hop to Pittsburgh by plane.

(Definition of hop from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of hop

hop

And if not, hopefully go down and get it on the short hop.

From New York Daily News

Once you trust lane keeping, it's a short hop to trusting parallel parking systems.

From TechCrunch

You're not meant to just hop on it and go on a slow, sort of moving ride.

From NPR

One hopped on a motorcycle and drove around.

From USA TODAY

I just love to hop out and go.

From Business Insider

Take a $2 tour, during which you can smell hops, taste malts, and sample some seasonal suds.

From USA TODAY

They're not looked at as regular hip hop songs today.

From Huffington Post

Simply put, certain subjects are seen as way more "hip hop," than others.

From Huffington Post

But a ridiculous hip hop album, you know.

From NPR

Is hop-hop getting more comfortable with letting its artists age?

From Variety

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