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hop

hop

25 1.0
A quick small jump often on one foot
  • noun
  • /hɑp/
: 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
199 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
95 1.0

A jump through the air or a sudden strong feeling

is smaller and quicker not as forceful or large
jumping
vshop
40 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
leaping
vshop
9 1.3

A quick, strong jump upward or forward

is less forceful and often a one foot action
hippity
vshop
  • Informal
3 9.3

A small quick jump like a child's hop

is more neutral rather than playful or childlike
hoppity
vshop
  • Informal
1 7.7

A small quick jump someone makes when they feel playful

is more neutral in tone rather than playful

Compounds

177 3.0

Music with spoken words over a beat

38 3.4

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

3 7.9

An energetic American swing dance where partners make up quick steps

1 9.2

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

1 7.1

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

1 7.5

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

1 9.9

A small tree with flaky bark and fruit clusters like hops

1 3.6

A field where hops grow for making beer

record hop
  • Archaic
1 8.6

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

hop-picker
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A machine that takes hops from plants during harvest

1 9.2

A climbing plant with pale green flowers and small red berries

1 8.4

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

common hop
  • Specialized
1 6.3

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

1 5.6

A field where plants used to make beer are grown

hop-up
  • Jargon
1 8.9

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

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

1 9.9

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

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

1 8.9

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

hop-o'-my-thumb
  • Literature
9.9

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

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

How High

vault
13 4.1
to bound
4 4.2
leap
95 1.0
jump
199 1.0
hop
25 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.