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to hop off

to hop off

6 3.1
Get off a bus or leave a call quickly
  • phrasal verb
  • /hɑp ɔf/
  • Informal
translation icon : bajarse
  • Milo whimpers and quickly hops off the bed.
  • hop off their bike
  • hop off the bus
  • hop off the train

Their job is done, they hop off and a level balance or homeostasis is restored.

Examples

  • Guster wakes up and hops off Sam's bed to lick George on the face.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Angelo hops off the conveyor belt and turns on the hot plate.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Okay, you guys can hop off now.

    Dolphin Tale (2011)

  • I saw you hop off with Maud.

    Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

  • At his stop, Ben hopped off the bus and hurried home.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Andy and Serafine arrive in front of the apartment and hop off their bike.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Go on, hop off.

    Inglourious Basterds (2009)

  • The wagon rolled to a stop and shook as Smith hopped off.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • After the bus stopped, passengers could hop off quickly to catch their connecting trains.

  • As soon as the train arrived at the station, she decided to hop off and explore the city.

Synonyms

to take off
vsto hop off
273 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

is a quick light exit usually from a vehicle rather than any departure
to get off
vsto hop off
170 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

is a quick often light departure rather than a normal, not quick one
to get off at
vsto hop off
32 1.9

Leave a vehicle like a bus or train at a stop

is about leaving quickly from any place rather than at a chosen stop
to dismount
vsto hop off
21 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

is a quick light exit rather than a plain slow getting down
to rush off
vsto hop off
20 3.8

Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry

is quick and light rather than hurried with strong urgency
to pop out
vsto hop off
  • Informal
16 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

is a quick exit often from a vehicle, not just a brief errand away
to push off
vsto hop off
  • Informal
14 6.8

Leave a place or start a journey

is specifically a quick often light exit rather than a casual departure
to hop out
vsto hop off
  • Informal
11 2.8

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

is similar but focuses more on a light quick movement rather than energetic action
off like a dirty shirt
vsto hop off
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Leave a place very quickly

is quick and often light rather than strongly abrupt or crude in tone
to pop off
vsto hop off
  • UK
1 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

is a quick light departure often implying small movement rather than abrupt absence
to take your hook
vsto hop off
  • Archaic
9.9

Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome

is a quick light exit rather than merely an abrupt departure in tone

Antonyms

to stay
∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How Quickly

to jump off
82 3.2
to hop off
  • Informal
6 3.1
to get off
170 2.5
to climb down
29 1.4

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

hop + off

The meaning 'to leave or get off quickly' is directly derivable from 'hop' (to make a small jump or quick movement) combined with 'off' (away from a surface or place); together they describe a quick departing motion. This motion-verb + particle pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically intuitive, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb hop off comes from the simple image of hop, a quick jump, and off, away from something; imagine jumping down from a bus or a bike. So it means 'to leave' or 'get off' a vehicle or place quickly and lightly.