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hop
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noun (n)
- the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.(noun)source: webster1913
- A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- move quickly from one place to another(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.(verb.motion)Example:
She hopped a train to Chicago.
He hopped rides all over the country.
source: wordnet30 - traverse as if by a short airplane trip(verb.motion)Example:
Hop the Pacific Ocean.
source: wordnet30 - make a jump forward or upward(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.(verb)source: webster1913
- To impregnate with hops.(verb)source: webster1913
- To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping,
vb. n. ](verb)source: webster1913