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单词 hops
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hop

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verb (1)

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
hopped; hopping

intransitive verb

1
: to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps
also : to move as if by hopping
hop in the car
2
: to make a quick trip especially by air
3
: to set about doing something
usually used in the phrase hop to it

transitive verb

1
: to jump over
hop a fence
2
: to ride on
hopped a flight
also : to ride surreptitiously and without authorization
hop a freight train

hop

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noun (1)

1
a
: a short brisk leap especially on one leg
b
: bounce, rebound
shortstop scooped it up on the first hop
2
: dance sense 3
3
a
: a flight in an aircraft
b
: a short trip

hop

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noun (2)

1
hops plural : the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a north-temperate zone twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer
2
plural hops : the perennial climbing bine from which hops are obtained that have 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in scaly cone-like clusters

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hop

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verb (2)

hopped; hopping

transitive verb

: to flavor with hops

Synonyms

Verb (1)

  • bounce
  • bound
  • lollop
  • lope
  • skip
  • trip

Noun (1)

  • ball
  • cotillion
  • cotillon
  • dance
  • formal
  • prom
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian

Noun (2)

Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1572, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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verb

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
hopped; hopping
1
: to move by short quick jumps
2
: to jump on one foot
3
: to jump over
We hopped the puddle.
4
: to get on, in, or aboard by or as if by hopping
Quick, hop the bus.
5
: to make a quick trip especially by air
Let's hop down to Atlanta.

hop

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noun

1
: a short quick jump especially on one leg
2
: a short trip especially by air

hop

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noun

1
: a twining vine whose greenish flowers look like small cones
2
hops plural : the dried flowers of the hop plant used chiefly in making beer and ale

Medical Definition

hop 1 of 2

noun

ˈhäp How to pronounce hop (audio)
1
: a twining plant (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family with 3-lobed or 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in cone-like clusters
2
hops plural : the ripe dried female cone-like flower clusters of a hop plant used especially to impart a bitter flavor to beer and also in medicine as a tonic

HOP

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abbreviation

high oxygen pressure

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noun

plural of hop
1
as in dances
a social gathering for dancing back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dances
  • balls
  • proms
  • festivals
  • celebrations
  • festivities
  • parties
  • events
  • cotillions
  • formals
  • shindigs
  • masquerades
  • masks
  • cotillons
  • mixers
  • galas
  • hoedowns
  • receptions
  • soirees
  • square dances
  • fetes
  • masques
  • blowouts
  • fêtes
  • soirées
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as in jumps
an act of leaping into the air she made it across the rocky creek in two hops

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jumps
  • leaps
  • bounces
  • skips
  • springs
  • vaults
  • bounds
  • pounces
  • capers
  • lopes
  • attacks
  • gambols
  • gambados
  • dives
  • pitches
  • caprioles
  • gambadoes
  • plunges

hops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hop
1
as in bounces
to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bounces
  • skips
  • bounds
  • jumps
  • leaps
  • lopes
  • trips
  • capers
  • lollops
  • romps
  • gambols
  • frisks
  • skitters
  • vaults
  • skims

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • plods
  • trudges
  • lumbers
2
as in leaps
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • jumps
  • leaps
  • bounds
  • springs
  • bounces
  • skips
  • vaults
  • pounces
  • attacks
  • lopes
  • hurdles
  • capers
  • frolics
  • romps
  • gambols
  • cavorts
  • bucks
  • leapfrogs
  • skyrockets
  • shoots
  • caprioles
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