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Hop

noun

1.

The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot).

2.

Twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer. Synonym: hops.

3.

An informal dance where popular music is played. Synonym: record hop.

verb

(past & past part. hopped; pres. part. hopping)

1.

Jump lightly. Synonyms: hop-skip, skip.

2.

Move quickly from one place to another.

3.

Travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.. "He hopped rides all over the country"

4.

Traverse as if by a short airplane trip.

5.

Jump across.

6.

Make a jump forward or upward.

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Eastern hop hornbeam

Old World hop hornbeam

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"Hop" Quotes from Famous Books

... rather abruptly I own, but, from experience I say it, if I don't take myself when in the humour—'on the hop,' so to speak, as they said of the scarabaeus in Kent—(trust me for natural history and plenty of it)—I'm no use at all. Now at this moment I am wide awake, a giant refreshed; so I light another fragrant ...

— Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101, July 11, 1891 • Various

... Candour and Impartiality, remarkably shewn thro' the whole Tenour of his Letter, it is hop'd a few additional Remarks will not give Offence. [Here ensues a lengthy passage of detailed criticism, at the end of which the writer continues:] It wou'd greatly trespass on yours and the Author's Time to enlarge on this Subject, as Mr. Beard cannot give him any Encouragement ...

— A Pindarick Ode on Painting - Addressed to Joshua Reynolds, Esq. • Thomas Morrison

... Mr. Sun was very, very bright and it was very, very warm, down on the Green Meadows Reddy Fox came hopping and skipping down the Lone Little Path that leads to the Laughing Brook. Hoppity, skip, skippity hop! Reddy felt very much pleased with himself that sunny morning. Pretty soon he saw Johnny Chuck sitting up very straight close by the little ...

— Old Mother West Wind • Thornton W. Burgess

... times underwent many vicissitudes, and it was long before our ancestors conquered their dislike to the bitter hop, after having been accustomed to a thick, sweet liquor of which the modern Kentish ale is in some measure a survival. Beer was made from a variety of grain; oats were most commonly employed. In France, they resorted ...

— Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine • William Carew Hazlitt

... getting wet, do they?" said Brother, as the sparrows hopped about in the driving rain and pecked gratefully at the crumbs. "Let's hop ...

— Brother and Sister • Josephine Lawrence

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