hop

hop¹ [hɔp US ha:p] v past tense and past participle hopped present participle hopping

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1¦(jump)¦

2

3

4 hop a plane/bus/train etc

5 hop it!

6 hopping mad

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[: Old English; Origin: hoppian]

1.) ¦(JUMP)¦

to move by jumping on one foot

▪ The little girl ran off, hopping and skipping as she went.

2.) [I]

if a bird, an insect, or a small animal hops, it moves by making quick short jumps

3.) [I always + adverb/preposition] [i]informal

to move somewhere quickly or suddenly

▪ Hop in - I'll drive you home.

▪ Patrick hopped out of bed and quickly got dressed.

4.) hop a plane/bus/train etc

AmE informal to get on a plane, bus, train etc, especially after suddenly deciding to do so

▪ So we hopped a bus to Phoenix that night.

5.) hop it!

BrE old-fashioned used to rudely tell someone to go away

6.) hopping mad informal

very angry

= ↑furious

hop ²

hop² n

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1 catch somebody on the hop

2¦(jump)¦

3¦(plant)¦

4¦(flight)¦

5¦(dance)¦

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[Sense: 1-2, 4-5; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: HOP¹]

[Sense: 3; Date: 1400-1500; : Middle Dutch; Origin: hoppe]

1.) catch sb on the hop

to do something when someone is not expecting it and is not ready

2.) ¦(JUMP)¦

a short jump

3.) ¦(PLANT)¦

a) hops [plural]

parts of dried flowers used for making beer, which give the beer a bitter taste

b) the tall plant on which these flowers grow

4.) ¦(FLIGHT)¦

a single short journey by plane

▪ It's just a short hop from Cleveland to Detroit.

5.) ¦(DANCE)¦

old-fashioned a social event at which people dance

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