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to hop up

23 4.4
To jump up quickly and lightly
  • phrasal verb
  • /hɑp ʌp/
: saltar
  • Then they would hop up and dance down the aisles, shaking tambourines and chanting.
  • hopped up and down
  • hop up on the couch
  • hopped up on the desk

And I immediately start crying and I hop up there and she pops up like she gets up and she says I'm so proud of you.

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Examples

  • While her mother looked in her purse for the quarter, Caroline hopped up and down saying, "Please hurry!"

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "With me," he said, and hopped up into the tractor, clearing its six steps with ease.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • All you got to do is hop up inside of this thing.

  • You can hop up, you can get in.

    Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

  • - Hop up there, Junior, and get the fish.

    Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

  • Hop up there and get the fish.

    Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)

  • Suddenly and without warning, he hops up on the running board of the car.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I stopped walking, hopped up on the hood of a parked car, and sat.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The crowd parts for her, and Natalie hops up on the bull.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The dog loves to hop up onto the couch to snuggle with us.

Synonyms

to jump
vsto hop up
∞ 1.0

To push yourself off the ground with your legs into the air

is a lighter, quicker motion rather than a full-legged push
to get up
vsto hop up
∞ 1.0

To stand up from sitting or lying down

is a quick light rise rather than simply changing to standing
to pop
vsto hop up
827 2.0

To make something open or appear quickly

is specifically a light sudden rise rather than any sudden move
to bounce
vsto hop up
391 1.3

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

is a single light sudden rise rather than repeated rebounding motion
to leap
vsto hop up
258 1.0

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

is a lighter small rise rather than a long or forceful jump
to spring
vsto hop up
27 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

is usually a lighter, smaller sudden rise rather than energetic motion
to upspring
vsto hop up
  • UK
8.1

To move or grow upward quickly

is lighter and gentler than a general sudden rise

Antonyms

to fall down
326 1.0

Suddenly move from a standing position to the ground or a lower level

How Quickly

to spring up
49 3.3
to jump
∞ 1.0
to hop up
23 4.4
to get up
∞ 1.0
to rise
410 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

hop + up

The meaning 'to jump or rise quickly' is directly derivable from combining 'hop' (a small, quick jump) with the particle 'up' indicating upward movement; the composition follows a standard English motion verb + particle pattern. This motion-based, literal relation is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents should readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hop up comes from the simple picture of a small jump: hop (a quick jump) plus up (the direction). That's why hop up means 'to jump' or rise quickly.