hop
- noun
- /hɑp/
- After a quick hop, she landed safely on the other side of the stream.
- short hop
- hops and jumps
- hops and skips
And so when at the top of the hop, it's all in the, the height.
- And so when at the top of the hop, it's all in the, the height.
- That's that's one small step for man, one weird little hop for a douchebag.
- So I'm going to go ahead and give you guys a little hop.
- Because you stood in the shower to vomit when there's a toilet, a hop, skip and a jump away from you.
- Snipes me right, you're doing a little hippity hop.
Examples
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The owl sticks out its head, hops to the edge of the doorway, and onto the ground.
Fiction book (1996) -
But on every third hop, the red mitten-hat would fall off her head and into the snow.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then a little hop over the ocean, and we'll finally get to my homeland!
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It's just a hop down to the Caribbean.
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I could do a bunny hop, a little jump, one foot forward, one foot back.
Fiction book (1996) -
Compared with that, Monte Carlo's just a hop, skip and a swim away!
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"And then she smiles sweetly, takes two rabbit hops forward and one back, and runs into the house again.
Fiction book (1996) -
The rabbit made a joyful hop across the field, chasing after a butterfly.
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With one last hop, he reached the top of the small hill and admired the view.
Synonyms
A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air
A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling
A quick, strong jump upward or forward
A small quick jump like a child's hop
A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful
To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport
Compounds
A medium-sized tree with thin flaky bark and hop-like fruit groups found in eastern North America
A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run
- Jargon
A device in an airsoft gun that makes plastic BBs spin backwards to fly straighter and farther
A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and attractive bark
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hop as a noun comes from an old action word meaning 'to jump quickly'. So a 'hop' is a small, quick jump, often on one foot.