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to hop

to hop

139 1.0
To move with small quick jumps often on one foot
  • verb
  • /hɑp/
: 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
391 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
258 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 skip
vsto hop
46 1.0

To move by light hops in a playful way

is smaller and more neutral in tone rather than playful and rhythmic
to spring
vsto hop
27 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

is lighter and smaller in force rather than sudden and strong

Antonyms

to stay put
  • Informal
126 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

Phrasal Verbs

to hop on
  • Informal
90 2.7

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

23 4.4

To jump up quickly and lightly

to hop out
  • Informal
16 2.8

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

to hop off
  • Informal
13 3.1

Get off a bus or leave a call quickly

11 5.2

Jump onto a surface like a table or bed

to bar hop
  • Informal
4 6.9

To go from bar to bar, drinking at each place

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

To travel between islands during a holiday

to hop up
  • Informal
2 7.6

To make a car engine more powerful by changing parts

to hop back in
  • Informal
1 2.8

To get quickly back into a car or room

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

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

to vault
15 4.4
to jump
∞ 1.0
to hop
139 1.0
to skip
46 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.