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to hop up

5 4.4
To jump up quickly and lightly
  • phrasal verb
  • /hɑp ʌp/
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  • 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
695 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
492 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
386 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
199 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
141 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
250 1.0

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

How Quickly

to spring up
43 3.3
to jump
∞ 1.0
to hop up
5 4.4
to get up
695 1.0
to rise
718 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.