hop
1 hop hops hopping hopped
If you hop, you move along by jumping on one foot.
I hopped down three steps.
Malcolm hopped rather than walked.
VB
2 hop hops hopping hopped
When birds and some small animals hop, they move along by jumping on both feet.
A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them.
VB
+ hop hops
Also a noun.
The rabbit got up, took four hops and turned round.
N-COUNT
3 hop hops hopping hopped
If you hop somewhere, you move there quickly or suddenly. (INFORMAL)
My wife and I were the first to arrive and hopped on board.
I hopped out of bed quickly.
VB
= jump
4 hop hops
A hop is a short, quick journey, usually by plane. (INFORMAL)
It is a three-hour drive from Geneva but can be reached by a 20-minute hop in a private helicopter.
N-COUNT
5 hop hops
A hop is a social event at which people mix together and dance in an informal way. (INFORMAL)
They were afraid of being turned down when they asked girls to dance at high school hops.
N-COUNT
6 hop hops
Hops are flowers that are dried and used for making beer.
N-COUNT: usu pl
7 hop
If you tell someone to hop it, you are telling them in a rude way to go away. (BRIT, INFORMAL)
`Hop it', I snapped at the bloke. `She's with me.'
PHR: V inflects feelings
= clear off
8 hop
Someone who is hopping mad is very angry. (INFORMAL)
The family's hopping mad that she left them nothing.
PHR: usu v-link PHR
9 hop
If you are caught on the hop, you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it. (BRIT, INFORMAL)
His plans almost caught security chiefs and hotel staff on the hop.
PHR: usu PHR after v
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hop2 [hQp, Am: hA:p] <-pp->
I. vi saltar
II. vt Am
inf (bus) subir a
to hop it Brit inf largarse
III. n
1. (leap) salto m
(using only one leg) salto m a la pata coja, brinco m de cojito Méx
2. inf (informal dance) baile m
3. (short flight) vuelo m corto
to catch sb on the hop Brit inf pillar a alguien desprevenido
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