From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”).
Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).
Meanings
A short jump.
The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
My fellow passengers are a mixture of people returning from a day out in the capital, locals doing short hops, and a few (like me) heading farther afield. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
(figuratively, informal) A brief period of development or progress.
For popular radio stars in New York and Los Angeles, it was a short hop to network television.
(US) A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
(UK, US, dated, slang) A dance; a gathering for the purpose of dancing.
1896, Benjamin Brierley, James Dronsfield, "Ab-o'th'-Yate" Sketches and Other Short Stories
One singing-room we had closed, and so damaged a "twopenny hop" that it could not have survived another season had our own prosperity continued unchecked.
The sending of a data packet from one host to an adjacent host as part of its overall journey.
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hop clover (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hop merchant (terms derived from hop (noun)) · in-between hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · multihop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · bad hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · Lindy Hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · bunny hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · record hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · off the hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · on the hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · car hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · long hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · pro hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · side-straddle hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · caught on the hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hop trefoil (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hop and bop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · spyhop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hoptree (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hip-hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · hippety-hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · sock hop (terms derived from hop (noun)) · short hop (terms derived from hop (noun))
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pt salto (a short jump) · ar نَقْز (a short jump) · bg подскок (a short jump) · es salto (a short jump) · pt hop (sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey) · ka ნახტომი (a short jump) · pt pulinho (a short jump) · ru прыжо́к (a short jump) · gl salto (a short jump) · cmn 跳跃 (a short jump) · ru скачо́к (a short jump) · da hop (a short jump) · fi hyppäys (a short jump) · kw lamm (a short jump) · cmn 跳躍 /跳跃 (a short jump) · fi hyppy (sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey) · ro salt (a short jump) · gl chimpo (a short jump) · gl pulo (a short jump) · it saltello (a short jump) · gd leum (a short jump) · izh hyppy (a short jump) · gl chouto (a short jump) · fi hyppy (a short jump)
From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”).
Cognate with Dutch hoppen (“to hop”), German hopfen, hoppen (“to hop”), Danish hoppe (“to hop, leap, jump”), Swedish hoppa (“to hop, leap, jump”), Icelandic hoppa (“to hop, skip”).
Meanings
(intransitive) To jump a short distance.
When it had advanced from the wood, it hopped much after the fashion of a kangaroo, using its hind feet and tail to propel it, and when it stood erect, it sat upon its tail. 1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter V, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:
(intransitive) To jump on one foot.
(intransitive) To be in state of energetic activity.
Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop.
The sudden rush of customers had everyone in the shop hopping.
(transitive) To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
He was trying to hop a ride in an empty trailer headed north.
I hopped a plane over here as soon as I heard the news.
He hopped a train to California.
(transitive) To jump onto, or over
They hop the curb and cut their engines. 2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2018:
As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
(in-compounds, intransitive, usually) To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.
bar-hopping
We had to island-hop on the weekly seaplane to get to his hideaway.
We were party-hopping all weekend.
(informal, intransitive) To go in a quick or sudden manner.
She hopped on the computer and typed away, going back and forth between Mark's fake I.D., the deposit slip and the computer screen. 2020, Michael Hewes, The Milk Wagon:
Juliet shook her head as she hopped on the computer and greeted a customer who ambled in, blowing on her still wet nails. 2016, A.P. Jensen, Closure:
Spangler hopped up from the control panel and stretched, pressing his hands to his lower back. 2018, Sean Grigsby, Daughters of Forgotten Light:
We hopped on the freeway heading to LA and I looked over at the dashboard and saw the needle back on “E” and I told the guy, “Hey! You going to make it with the gas you got?" 2010, Tony Gin, My Blessed Demons, page 285:
(informal) To dance.
(obsolete) To walk lame; to limp.
The limping smith […]hopping here and there, himself a jest[…] a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “(please specify the title)”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume IV, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC:
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grasshopper (terms derived from hop (verb)) · cafe hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop freight (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop-o'-my-thumb (terms derived from hop (verb)) · summit-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · channel-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · job-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · bed-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop off (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop it (terms derived from hop (verb)) · distro-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop the twig (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hoppity (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hopper (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hopping mad (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hedgehop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · b-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop up (terms derived from hop (verb)) · table-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hopscotch (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop into (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hedge-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · spyhop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop-on hop-off (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop and pop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop to it (terms derived from hop (verb)) · channel hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · barhop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hopset (terms derived from hop (verb)) · crowhop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop on down to (terms derived from hop (verb)) · club-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop on (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop about (terms derived from hop (verb)) · head-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · movie hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · bunny-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hippety-hop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop the wag (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop in (terms derived from hop (verb)) · joyhop (terms derived from hop (verb)) · hop a freight (terms derived from hop (verb))
fi hyppiä (jump a short distance) · ar نَقَزَ (jump a short distance) · eo hopi (jump a short distance) · mi hītoko (jump a short distance) · izh klingata (to hop on one leg) · ru подпры́гивать (jump a short distance) · ceb lukso (jump a short distance) · ru подскочи́ть (jump a short distance) · izh hyppiä (jump a short distance) · ota سكمك (jump a short distance) · ja 跳ねる (jump a short distance) · cmn 跳過 /跳过 (jump a short distance) · es saltar (jump a short distance) · mi tarapekepeke (jump a short distance) · ru подпры́гнуть (jump a short distance) · ota بینمك (to suddenly take transport) · ka დახტის (jump a short distance) · hy թռվռալ (jump a short distance) · nl hinkelen (to hop on one leg) · ca saltironar (jump a short distance) · fi hyppiä yhdellä jalalla (to hop on one leg) · tr sekmek (jump a short distance) · he קפיצה דילוג (jump a short distance) · es dar saltitos (jump a short distance) · is hoppa (jump a short distance) · ru пры́гать (to suddenly take transport) · it saltellare (jump a short distance) · hy թռչկոտել (jump a short distance) · ka ხტომა (jump a short distance) · mi tūpekepeke (jump a short distance) · pt pulicar (jump a short distance) · fi hypätä (jump a short distance) · bg подскачам (jump a short distance) · ru подска́кива́ть (jump a short distance) · sv skutta (jump a short distance) · mi māhitihiti (jump a short distance) · ka ხტის (jump a short distance) · mi hīteki (jump a short distance) · mi hītekiteki (jump a short distance) · mi hīkeikei (jump a short distance) · nl huppen (jump a short distance) · fr sauter à cloche-pied (jump a short distance) · hu (fel)hoppan (jump a short distance) · da hoppe (jump a short distance) · de hüpfen (jump a short distance) · ca saltironejar (jump a short distance) · it saltàr su (to suddenly take transport) · pt pulinhar (jump a short distance) · gl choutar (jump a short distance) · sv hoppa (jump a short distance) · ca saltar (jump a short distance) · ru пры́гнуть (to suddenly take transport) · gl pinchar (jump a short distance) · gd leum (jump a short distance)
From Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Cognate with German Hopfen and French houblon.
Meanings
A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
(plural-normally) The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer.
(US, slang) Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
‘You've been shot full of hop and kept under it until you're as crazy as two waltzing mice.’ 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 177:
lv apiņi (dried flowers of the hop plant) · el ζυθόχορτο (plant) · da humle (dried flowers of the hop plant) · cmn 蛇麻草 (plant) · sh хме̏љ (plant) · nb humle (dried flowers of the hop plant) · rm vitrit (plant) · hu komló (plant) · ga leannlus (plant) · wa houbion (dried flowers of the hop plant) · fi humala (dried flowers of the hop plant) · ko 호프 (plant) · ota شربتجی اوتی (plant) · se uvlu (plant) · ka ფშალა (plant) · fa خمل (plant) · sk chmeľ (dried flowers of the hop plant) · it luppolo (plant) · kl sungarnitsussat (plant) · is humall (plant) · es lúpulo (dried flowers of the hop plant) · el λυκίσκοι (dried flowers of the hop plant) · pt lúpulo (plant) · ltg apeiņs (plant) · ru хмель (plant) · gl lúparo (plant) · vi hoa bia (plant) · de Hopfen (dried flowers of the hop plant) · ko 홉 (plant) · vo humulaplanül (plant) · cs chmel (plant) · cv хӑмла (plant) · ka სვია (plant) · cs chmel (dried flowers of the hop plant) · fa رازک (plant) · uk хміль (dried flowers of the hop plant) · vo humulaplan (plant) · tr şerbetçiotu (plant) · lt apynys (plant) · ja ホップ (plant) · fo humli (plant) · wa houbion (plant) · es hombrecillo (plant) · vo humul (dried flowers of the hop plant) · sv humle (dried flowers of the hop plant) · ca llúpol (plant) · ca esparga (plant) · ru хмель (dried flowers of the hop plant) · km ហប (plant) · es lúpulo (plant) · da humle (plant) · sv humle (plant) · ro hamei (plant) · fi humala (plant) · gv ob (plant) · uk хміль (plant) · gl carrizo (plant) · ka სვია (dried flowers of the hop plant) · sh hmȅlj (plant) · bbl სვე (plant) · el λυκίσκος (plant) · pt pé-de-galo (plant) · eu lupulu (plant) · ba ҡомалаҡ (plant) · lv apinis (plant) · cy hopys (plant) · xmf ფშალე (plant) · hy հմուլ (plant) · de Hopfen (plant) · bg хмел (plant) · mk хмељ (plant) · ro hamei (dried flowers of the hop plant) · pt lúpulo (dried flowers of the hop plant) · mi hāpī (plant) · cmn 啤酒花 (dried flowers of the hop plant) · nb humle (plant) · la lupulus (plant) · ang hymele (plant) · tr şerbetçi otu (plant) · yue 蛇麻草 (plant) · pl chmiel (plant) · nn humle (dried flowers of the hop plant) · hy գայլուկ (plant) · sk chmeľ (plant) · gl lúparo (dried flowers of the hop plant) · mi hapi (plant) · nl hop (plant) · th ดอกฮ็อพ (plant) · hsb chmjel (plant) · eo lupolo (plant) · dsb chmjel (plant) · pl chmiel (dried flowers of the hop plant) · nn humle (plant) · os хуымӕллӕг (plant) · et humal (plant) · gv sop (plant) · mk хмељ (dried flowers of the hop plant) · it luppolo (dried flowers of the hop plant) · cmn 酒花 (dried flowers of the hop plant) · fr houblon (plant) · alt куманак (plant)
From Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch hoppe, from Old Dutch *hoppo, from Proto-Germanic *huppô, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keup (“tuft, hair of the head”), referring to the plant's appearance. Cognate with German Hopfen and French houblon.
Meanings
(transitive) To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer
If you brew in March or October, and have hopped it for long keeping[…] 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC: