hop a freight en · VERB
Meanings
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To travel as a stowaway aboard a freight train on a railroad.
Never hop a freight, for nothing quite heals The wound received under grinding wheels.
1915 April, Edward L. Tinker, ““Nevers” for Children”, in The Mediator, volume 7, number 4, Cleveland, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hops a freight | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| hopping a freight | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hopped a freight | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| hopped a freight | Tense=Past | lexicographic |