hop

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

2. 2intransitive verb

   To walk lame; to limp; to halt.

3. 3intransitive verb

   To dance.

4. 4noun

   A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.

5. 5noun

   A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.

6. 6noun

   A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).

7. 7noun

   The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.

8. 8noun

   The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.

9. 9transitive verb

   To impregnate with hops.

10. 10intransitive verb

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

11. 11noun

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

12. 12noun

    an informal dance where popular music is played

13. 13noun

    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

    Synonyms

    hops
14. 14verb

    travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

    "She hopped a train to Chicago"

    "He hopped rides all over the country"

15. 15verb

    jump lightly

    Synonyms

    skip
16. 16verb

    make a jump forward or upward

17. 17verb

    jump across

    "He hopped the bush"

18. 18verb

    traverse as if by a short airplane trip

    "Hop the Pacific Ocean"

19. 19verb

    move quickly from one place to another