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to hop

to hop

133 1.0
To move with small quick jumps often on one foot
  • verb
  • /hɑp/
translation icon : saltar
  • Hop in the back seat, Emma.
  • hop on one foot
  • hop and jump
  • hop and run

They're not, they're not hopping down the street.

Examples

  • You can hop up, you can get in.

  • Let's all watch the baby goats hop around.

  • Oh, I just wish he would hop off the box and hang out with us.

  • Yeah, hop in my fair lady.

  • I got out of the shuttle and started to hop around on Mars.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Suddenly and without warning, he hops up on the running board of the car.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • "Come on," he says, flinging open the door and beginning to hop down the corridor.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The boys toss stones into a circle drawn in the dirt and hop in and out of the circle.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Louise's car pulls over and he hops in the back seat.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The child laughed with joy as he began to hop along the path, balancing on one foot.

Synonyms

to bounce
vsto hop
386 1.3

To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way

is self-propelled and light rather than caused by hitting a surface
to leap
vsto hop
199 1.0

To jump quickly from one place to another or make something jump

is smaller and gentler rather than forceful and long distance
to spring
vsto hop
141 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

is lighter and smaller in force rather than sudden and strong
to skip
vsto hop
77 1.0

To move by light hops in a playful way

is smaller and more neutral in tone rather than playful and rhythmic

Antonyms

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

Phrasal Verbs

to hop on
  • Informal
53 2.7

To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly

to hop out
  • Informal
11 2.8

To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump

to hop off
  • Informal
6 3.1

Get off a bus or leave a call quickly

5 4.4

To jump up quickly and lightly

4 5.2

Jump onto a surface like a table or bed

To jump lightly from one side to the other using small jumps

To travel between islands during a holiday

to bar hop
  • Informal
1 6.9

To go from bar to bar, drinking at each place

to hop up
  • Informal
1 7.6

To make a car engine more powerful by changing parts

1 5.4

To move forward with small quick jumps using one foot then the other

8.0

To watch more than one film at a cinema without paying for each

to hop back in
  • Informal
2.8

To get quickly back into a car or room

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

to vault
28 4.4
to jump
1.0
to hop
133 1.0
to skip
77 1.0

Surface Forms

hop infinitive
hopped past
hopped past participle
hopping present participle
hops third person singular

Etymology

The verb hop comes from a simple action word that copies the quick jump, like a short leap or spring. So to hop is 'to jump' or to move with small, quick jumps.