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The Meaning of hop

  • (v. i.) To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
  • (v. i.) To walk lame; to limp; to halt.
  • (v. i.) To dance.
  • (n.) A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.
  • (n.) A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.
  • (n.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).
  • (n.) The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.
  • (n.) The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
  • (v. t.) To impregnate with hops.
  • (v. i.) To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]

Synonyms

record hop , hops , skip over , skip , hop-skip , bound off , vamoose , skim , cut , skitter , jump , pass over , decamp

Homophones

hopeh , hopp , hoppe

Rhymes

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