to hop up on
- phrasal verb
- /hɑp ʌp ɑn/
- As she put on the water for p72 spaghetti and pulled out a frying pan, I hopped up on the counter beside the stove.
- hop up on the table
- hop up on the counter
- hop up on the bed
And now the kids motoring hopped up on something.
- And now the kids motoring hopped up on something.
Examples
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He quickly hopped up on the bed to grab his favorite toy.
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He casually hops up on the examining table and crosses his feet in big, puffy blue paper boots.
Fiction book (1994) -
I hop up on a chair to see.
Fiction book (1993) -
Wanna hop up on the counter?
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Suddenly and without warning, he hops up on the running board of the car.
Fiction book (1993) -
Hop up on that stool.
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Hey, Amy, I'm Virgil - why don't you get ready and hop up on the table.
Fiction book (1999) -
She hops up on the other rail, balancing alongside me.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's fun to watch the puppy hop up on the couch to get closer to us.
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The kids love to hop up on the picnic table during lunch.
Synonyms
To push yourself off the ground with your legs into the air
To jump quickly from one place to another or make something jump
To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly
To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal
To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike
How Quickly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to jump onto a surface' is directly and transparently composed from 'hop' (to make small jumps) + 'up' (to a higher position) + 'on' (onto a surface). This motion verb + particle construction follows common, predictable patterns in English (and similar constructions exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb hop up on paints a clear picture: to hop, meaning a quick jump, go up, and land on something like a table, bed, or stool. That's why it means 'to jump onto a surface'.