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hop

hop

41 1.0
A quick small jump often on one foot
  • noun
  • /hɑp/
translation icon : salto
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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!

  • It's just a hop down to the Caribbean.

  • 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!

  • "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.

  • With one last hop, he reached the top of the small hill and admired the view.

Synonyms

jump
vshop
191 1.0

A movement in which you push yourself off the ground into the air

is smaller and more limited in size than general springing
leap
vshop
107 1.0

A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling

is smaller and quicker not as forceful or large
leaping
vshop
9 1.3

A quick, strong jump upward or forward

is less forceful and often a one foot action
hippity
vshop
  • Informal
5 9.3

A small quick jump like a child's hop

is more neutral rather than playful or childlike
hoppity
vshop
  • Informal
4 7.7

A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful

is more neutral in tone rather than playful
jumping
vshop
2 1.0

To push yourself off the ground using your legs, often in a sport

is used for small casual moves often on one foot

Compounds

68 3.0

Music with spoken words over a beat

16 3.4

A culture that includes rap music, DJs, breakdancing, and a style of dress

2 7.9

An energetic American swing dance where partners make up quick steps

common hop
  • Specialized
6.3

A climbing plant whose flowers give beer a bitter taste and smell

A medium-sized tree with thin flaky bark and hop-like fruit groups found in eastern North America

7.1

A climbing plant from North America with small cone flowers used for brewing

7.5

A climbing plant from Europe whose flowers are used to flavour beer

A small plant with fragrant leaves used to season food and decorate gardens

8.4

A tall pole that holds wires for climbing plants used to make beer

A low plant with small yellow flowers that grows close to the ground

3.6

A field where hops grow for making beer

A field where plants used to make beer are grown

A small tree with flaky bark and fruit clusters like hops

hop-o'-my-thumb
  • Literature
9.9

A very small clever boy in a fairy tale who solves problems

A track event where an athlete does a hop, a step, then a long jump in one run

hop-up
  • Jargon
8.9

A device in an airsoft gun that makes plastic BBs spin backwards to fly straighter and farther

hop-picker
  • Specialized
8.2

A machine that takes hops from plants during harvest

A climbing garden vine with showy leaves that have light and dark patches

record hop
  • Archaic
8.6

An informal dance for teenagers where people play popular songs from records

A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves in winter and has hard wood and attractive bark

9.2

A climbing plant with pale green flowers and small red berries

How High

vault
17 4.1
to bound
19 4.2
leap
107 1.0
jump
191 1.0
hop
41 1.0

Surface Forms

hop singular
hops plural

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.