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to hop out

to hop out

11 2.8
To get out of a vehicle or place quickly with a small jump
  • phrasal verb
  • /hɑp aʊt/
  • Informal
translation icon : bajarse de
  • Hop out, Gwen.
  • hopped out of the car
  • hopped out of bed
  • hopped out of the truck

So when I when you made the signs up, I hopped out of the chair, flipped out on you.

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Examples

  • She hopped out of the taxi and rushed into the building for her meeting.

  • Jared, we're just gonna hop out here.

    Booksmart (2019)

  • What if we hop out the door when, when they pull over?

    Tell It Like a Woman (2022)

  • All right, I'll hop out here.

    Lady and the Tramp (2019)

  • So we went down and then we hopped out of the car, ran over.

  • I'll hop out and grab you one of those vines.

    Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

  • Calvin parked the car half a block up from the store and hopped out, taking the riot gun with him.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • All right, hop out.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

  • KK hopped out of the car following the air tag, said KK from Nigeria.

  • Valerie pushes open the door and hops out onto the gravel, returning his glower with a curt nod.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

to get out
vsto hop out
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

is a quick energetic exit, not just a general departure
to step out
vsto hop out
234 2.3

Leave a room or building briefly

is a quick energetic movement rather than a brief purposeful absence
to get off
vsto hop out
170 2.5

To leave a vehicle or animal by stepping down

is a quicker, lighter exit rather than a neutral departure
to exit
vsto hop out
125 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

is a fast, lively leaving rather than a formal or neutral one
to dismount
vsto hop out
21 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

is a quick, light movement rather than a careful or formal leaving
to pop out
vsto hop out
  • Informal
16 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

is a quick energetic exit not only a short errand
to rush out
vsto hop out
9 3.3

To run out quickly from a hiding place to surprise someone

is a quick energetic exit that lacks violent intent or surprise
to hop off
vsto hop out
  • Informal
6 3.1

Get off a bus or leave a call quickly

is more energetic and sudden rather than merely light

Antonyms

to get in
∞ 1.0

To go inside a place or vehicle

to hop on
  • Informal
53 2.7

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

How Quickly

to bolt out
  • Informal
5 4.9
to hop out
  • Informal
11 2.8
to get out
∞ 1.0
to step out
234 2.3

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

hop + out

The meaning 'to get out quickly' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hop' (to jump with quick, small jumps) with 'out' (away from the interior), describing exiting with a light, sudden movement. This motion verb + particle pattern is common in English (and across languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hop out comes from the simple picture of someone making a small jump, the hop, to move out of a car or room quickly. That's why it means 'to get out of a vehicle or place quickly'.