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The Meaning of hop
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(v. i.) To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
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(v. i.) To walk lame; to limp; to halt.
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(v. i.) To dance.
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(n.) A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.
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(n.) A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.
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(n.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).
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(n.) The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.
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(n.) The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
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(v. t.) To impregnate with hops.
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(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
aesop
,
agitprop
,
atop
,
backdrop
,
backstop
,
barbershop
,
bebop
,
bellhop
,
blacktop
,
bookshop
,
bop
,
bopp
,
chop
,
chopp
,
co-op
,
cop
,
copp
,
countertop
,
crop
,
cropp
,
desktop
,
dopp
,
drop
,
dunlop
,
eavesdrop
,
eyedrop
,
flop
,
fop
,
glop
,
hilltop
,
hopeh
,
hopp
,
hoppe
,
jopp
,
kaup
,
kaupp
,
klopp
,
knaup
,
knop
,
knopp
,
kopp
,
koppe
,
kropp
,
laptop
,
lollipop
,
lop
,
malaprop
,
mop
,
mountaintop
,
nonstop
,
op
,
opp
,
paap
,
paape
,
paup
,
pawnshop
,
plop
,
pop
,
popp
,
poppe
,
prop
,
propp
,
raindrop
,
raup
,
raupp
,
rooftop
,
schaap
,
schopp
,
schoppe
,
schropp
,
sharecrop
,
shop
,
shoppe
,
shortstop
,
skop
,
slop
,
sop
,
staup
,
stop
,
strop
,
swap
,
swapp
,
sweatshop
,
tabletop
,
taupe
,
top
,
topp
,
treetop
,
tropp
,
tschopp
,
turboprop
,
wop
,
workshop
,
yopp