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HOP

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HOP
abbr.
high oxygen pressure

hop 1  (hp)
v. hopped, hop·ping, hops
v.intr.
1.
a. To move with light bounding skips or leaps.
b. Informal To move quickly or busily: The shipping department is hopping this week.
2. To jump on one foot.
3. To make a quick trip, especially in an airplane.
4. To travel or move often from place to place. Often used in combination: party-hop.
v.tr.
1. To move over by hopping: hop a ditch two feet wide.
2. Informal To jump aboard: hop a freight train.
n.
1.
a. A light springy jump or leap, especially on one foot.
b. A rebound: The ball took a bad hop.
2. Informal A dance or dance party.
3.
a. A short distance.
b. A short trip, especially by air.
4. A free ride; a lift.
Idioms:
hop, skip, and (a) jump
A short distance.
hop to it
To begin an activity or a task quickly and energetically.

[Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian.]

hop 2  (hp)
n.
1. A twining vine (Humulus lupulus) having lobed leaves and green female flowers arranged in conelike spikes.
2. hops The dried ripe flowers of this plant, containing a bitter aromatic oil. They are used in the brewing industry to prevent bacterial action and add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.
3. Slang Opium.
tr.v. hopped, hop·ping, hops
To flavor with hops.
Phrasal Verb:
hop up Slang
1. To increase the power or energy of: hop up a car.
2. To stimulate with or as if with a narcotic.

[Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch.]

hop1
vb hops, hopping, hopped
1. (intr) to make a jump forwards or upwards, esp on one foot
2. (intr) (esp of frogs, birds, rabbits, etc.) to move forwards in short jumps
3. (tr) to jump over he hopped the hedge
4. (intr) Informal to move or proceed quickly (in, on, out of, etc.) hop on a bus
5. (tr) Informal to cross (an ocean) in an aircraft they hopped the Atlantic in seven hours
6. (tr) US and Canadian informal to travel by means of (an aircraft, bus, etc.) he hopped a train to Chicago
7. US and Canadian to bounce or cause to bounce he hopped the flat stone over the lake's surface
8. (intr) US and Canadian informal to begin intense activity, esp work
9. (intr) another word for limp1
hop it (or off) Brit slang to go away
n
1. the act or an instance of hopping
2. (Performing Arts / Dancing) Old-fashioned informal a dance, esp one at which popular music is played we're all going to the school hop tonight
3. Informal a trip, esp in an aircraft
4. US a bounce, as of a ball
on the hop Informal
a.  active or busy
b.  Brit unawares or unprepared the new ruling caught me on the hop See also hop into
[Old English hoppian; related to Old Norse hoppa to hop, Middle Low German hupfen]

hop2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any climbing plant of the N temperate genus Humulus, esp H. lupulus, which has green conelike female flowers and clusters of small male flowers: family Cannabiaceae (or Cannabidaceae) See also hops
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
hop garden a field of hops
3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Obsolete slang opium or any other narcotic drug
[from Middle Dutch hoppe; related to Old High German hopfo, Norwegian hupp tassel]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HOP - the act of hoppinghop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
jumping, jump - the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected"
2.HOP - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikeshop - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
genus Humulus, Humulus - hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae
bine, common hop, common hops, European hop, Humulus lupulus - European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America
American hop, Humulus americanus - native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop
Humulus japonicus, Japanese hop - ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
3.hop - an informal dance where popular music is played
dance - a party for social dancing
Verb1.hop - jump lightly
bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount - get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
2.hop - move quickly from one place to another
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
3.hop - travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
hop - move quickly from one place to another
4.hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, pass over, get across, track, cover - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
hop - move quickly from one place to another
5.hop - jump across; "He hopped the bush"
top, clear - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
hop - make a jump forward or upward
6.hop - make a jump forward or upward
bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
hop - jump across; "He hopped the bush"

hop
verb
jump, spring, bound, leap, skip, vault, caper I hopped down three steps.
noun
1. jump, step, spring, bound, leap, bounce, skip, vault 'This is a catchy rhythm,' he added with a few hops.
2. journey, run, drive, ride, trip, flight, distance, spin (informal), jaunt It's only a 20-minute hop in a helicopter.
Translations
hop1 [hɒp]
A. N
1. (= jump) → salto m, brinco m
hop, skip and jump (Sport) → triple salto m
in one hopde un salto
to catch sb on the hop (Brit) → pillar or (LAm) agarrar a algn desprevenido
the uncertainty should keep them on the hop (Brit) → la incertidumbre los mantendrá en estado de alerta
2. (o.f.) (= dance) → baile m
3. (Aer) → vuelo m corto
in one hopsin hacer escala
B. VI [person, bird, animal] → dar saltos, brincar(LAm)
to be hopping madechar chispas
C. VT to hop it (Brit) → largarse
hop it!¡lárgate!
hop along VI + ADVavanzar a saltos
hop off
A. VI + PREP (= get down from) → bajar de
B. VI + ADV
1. (= get down) → bajar
2.largarse
hop off!¡lárgate!
hop on
A. VI + PREPsubir a
B. VI + ADVsubir
hop on!¡sube!
hop out VI + ADVsalir de un salto
to hop out of bedsaltar de la cama
hop over to VI + PREPdarse una vuelta por

hop2 [hɒp]
A. N (Bot) (also hops) → lúpulo m
B. CPD hop field Ncampo m de lúpulo
hop picking Nrecolección f del lúpulo

hop [ˈhɒp]
vi
[bird, animal] → sauter
[person] (on one foot)sauter à cloche-pied
(= move quickly) [person] to hop out of bed → sauter du lit
I hopped out of bed quickly → J'ai sauté du lit.
Immediately after, we hopped back to France → Juste après, nous sommes rentrés en France.
hop in! (= get in) → montez!
hop it! (British) (= go away) → dégage!
to be hopping mad (British)être furieux/euse
n
(= jump) → saut m
to catch sb on the hop (= catch unprepared) → prendre qn au dépourvu
(= dance) → sauterie f

hop:
hopscotch
nHimmel-und-Hölle(-Spiel) nt, → Hopse f (inf)
hop, skip and jump
n, hop, step and jump
nDreisprung m; it’s a hop from herees ist nur ein Katzensprung von hier

hop1
n
(kleiner) Sprung; (of deer, rabbit)Satz m, → Sprung m; to catch somebody on the hop (fig inf)jdn überraschen or überrumpeln; to keep somebody on the hop (fig inf)jdn in Trab halten
(inf, = dance) → Tanz m, → Hopserei f (pej inf)
(Aviat inf) → Sprung m, → Satz m (inf); a short hopein kleiner Satz (inf), → ein Katzensprung m (inf)
vi (animal)hüpfen, springen; (rabbit)hoppeln; (person)(auf einem Bein) hüpfen, hopsen (inf); hop in, said the driversteigen Sie ein, sagte der Fahrer; he’d hop into bed with anyoneder steigt mit jeder ins Bett (inf); to hop off (the train)(aus dem Zug) aussteigen; (while moving) → (vom Zug) abspringen; he hopped off his bicycleer sprang vom Fahrrad; to hop onaufsteigen; to hop on a trainin einen Zug einsteigen; (while moving) → auf einen Zug aufspringen; he hopped on his bicycleer schwang sich auf sein Fahrrad; to hop outheraushüpfen; he hopped over the waller sprang über die Mauer
vt
ditchspringen über (+acc); bus etcschwarzfahren in (+dat)or mit
(Brit inf) hop it!verschwinde, zieh Leine (inf); I hopped it quickich habe mich schnell aus dem Staub gemacht (inf)

hop2
n (Bot) → Hopfen m

hop1 [hɒp]
1. n (jump) → saltello; (dance) (fam) → ballo (Aer) it's a short hop from Paris to Londonè un salto da Parigi a Londra in aereo
to catch sb on the hop (fam) → prendere qn alla sprovvista
2. vi (person, bird, animal) → saltellare
he hopped over the wall → è balzato al di là del muro
to hop out of bed → saltar giù or fuori dal letto
hop in! (car) → salta dentro!, salta su!, monta su!
hop it! (fam) → sparisci!, smamma!

hop2 [hɒp] n (Bot) → luppolo
see also hops

hop1
v hop [hop]
1 (of people) to jump on one leg The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot. spring يَحْجِل، يَقْفِز على رِجْلٍ واحِدَه подскачам skákat na jedné noze hoppe på et ben; hinke hüpfen πηδώ στο ένα πόδι, κάνω κουτσό saltar a la pata coja hüplema, keksima لی لی كردن hyppiä yhdellä jalalla sauter à cloche-pied לְקַפֵּץ עַל רֶגֶל אַחַת एक पैर से कूदना skakati na jednoj nozi ugrál berjengket-jengket hoppa á öðrum fæti saltellare, saltare 片足で跳ぶ (사람이) 깡충 뛰다 (pa)šokti lēkāt melompat dengan sebelah kaki hinken hinke skakać pular a sări (într-un picior) скакать на одной ноге skákať na jednej nohe poskakovati na eni nogi skočiti hoppa på ett ben กระโดดขาเดียว zıplamak, sekmek 單腳跳 стрибати, скакати ایک پیر پر اچھلنا nhảy lò cò
2 (of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn. hop, spring يُنَطْنِط подскачам poskakovat hoppe; springe; smutte hüpfen (χορο)πηδώ dar saltos, brincar hüppama جست هاي كوچك برداشتن hypellä sautiller לְנַתֵר कूद कर पार करना skakutati szökdécsel melompat-lompat hoppa, stökkva saltellare ぴょんと跳ぶ (새, 짐승이 두 발을 모아) 깡총 뛰다 šokinėti lēkāt melompat huppen, hippen hoppe skakać saltitar a ţopăi прыгать poskakovať skakljati skakutati hoppa, skutta กระโดดสองขา hoplamak, iki ayağı ile sıçramak (小鳥、動物和昆蟲)雙足跳躍 підскакувати, підстрибувати پرندوں کا پھدکنا (động vật) nhảy cẫng; nhảy bốn vó,(,)
3 to jump He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed. spring يَقْفِز скачам přeskočit; vyskočit springe; hoppe springen πηδώ saltar hüppama پريدن از hypätä sauter לְקַפֵּץ छलांग लगाना pokociti, preskociti átugrik melompat stökkva yfir/fram úr saltare 跳ぶ 뛰어 넘다 (iš)šokti []lēkt; []lēkt melompat springen hoppe (over/opp/ut av) wyskoczyć, przeskoczyć saltar a sări перепрыгивать; вскакивать preskočiť; vyskočiť skočiti skočiti hoppa, skutta กระโดด atlamak, sıçramak 跳過 перестрибувати اچھلنا nhảy
4 (within(to), ~out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads. inspring, uitspring يَقْفِز، يَدْخُل أو يَخْرُج слизам/качвам се в кола nastoupit; vystoupit hoppe rein-, raushüpfen πηδώ, πετάγομαι subir/bajar hüppama سوار يا پياده شدن hypätä kyytiin/kyydistä monter/descendre לַעֲלוֹת/לָרֶדֶת מ- कार से निकलना uskociti i iskociti iz auta beugrik; kiugrik naik/turun mobil hoppa upp í salire; scendere とび乗る (탈것 따위에) 뛰어오르다(내리다) įšokti, iššokti ielēkt; izlēkt (no automašīnas) melompat instappen; uitstappen stige /ut av wskoczyć, wyskoczyć saltar a urca/a coborî впрыгивать; выпрыгивать nastúpiť; vystúpiť vstopiti, izstopiti uskočiti hoppa in/ut ขึ้นรถ binmek, inmek, atlamak 上車或下車 сідати в; виходити з گاڑی میں بیٹھنا یا اترنا lên/xuống xe ôtô
n
1 a short jump on one leg. sprong قَفْزٌ على رِجْلٍ واحِدَه، حَجْله подскок skok na jedné noze hop der Hopser πηδηματάκι στο ένα πόδι, κουτσό salto a la pata coja hüpe پرش hyppy yhdellä jalalla saut (à cloche-pied) קְפִיצָה עַל רֶגֶל אַחַת उछाल, कूद skakutanje na jednoj nozi szökdelés loncatan hopp, stökk saltello, salto 片足跳び 한 발로 뛰기 šuoliukas lēciens melompat dengan sebelah kaki sprongetje hink podskok salto săritură (într-un picor) скачок skok na jednej nohe poskok na eni nogi skok hopp på ett ben การกระโดดขาเดียว zıplama, sekme 單腳跳 стрибок на одній нозі ایک پیر کی چھلانگ sự nhảy lò cò
2 (of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops. sprong نَطْنَطَه скок poskok hop; spring; smut der Hüpfer πηδηματάκι salto, brinco hüpe جست كوچك hyppäys sautillement נִיתוּר नाच, नृत्य skok, poskok ugrálás loncatan hopp, stökk saltello ぴょんぴょん跳び 깡총 뛰기 šuoliukas lēciens; lēkāšana lompatan hup hopp, sprang podskok salto salt прыжок poskok poskakovanje skakutanje hopp, skutt การกระโดดสองขา hoplama, sıçrama (小鳥、動物和昆蟲)雙足跳躍 підскакування پرندوں کا پھدکنا nhảy
n hopscotch [-skotʃ]
a game played usually by children in which they hop into a series of squares drawn on the ground The children are playing hopscotch on the pavement. eenbeentjie لُعْبَة الحَجْله: لُعْبَة الأكْس дама nebe peklo ráj hinkeleg das Himmel-und-Hölle-Spiel κουτσό (παιχνίδι) rayuela keksumäng بازي لی لی ruutu marelle מִשחַק קְלָאס एक तरह का खेल djecja igra “škole” ugróiskola main engklek paradísarleikur campana 石けり遊び 돌차기 놀이 klasės (spēle) ‘klases' permainan tingting hinkelen (hoppe) paradis gra w klasy macaca şotron классики nebo-peklo-raj (hra) ristanc igra školice hoppa hage การเล่นตั้งเต seksek oyunu 跳房子遊戲 дитяча гра у “класики” ایک قسم کا کھیل جس میں ایک پیر پر پھدکنا پڑتا ہے trò chơi ô lò cò (của trẻ con) ,
catch (someone) on the hop
to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared. onverhoeds betrap يَعْمَلُ شيئا لشَخْصٍ عندما لا يكون مُسْتَعِدا хващам някого неподготвен zastihnout znenadání uforberedt; med bukserne nede erwischen πιάνω κπ. στον ύπνο coger desprevenido a alguien (kedagi) ootamatult tabama غافلگیر کردن yllättää prendre au dépourvu לְהַפתִּיע किसी से उस समय मिलना जब वह तैयार नहीं zaskociti (nekoga) nespremnog rajtacsíp menyerang di kala lengah koma e-m að óvörum prendere alla sprovvista 不意をつく 준비없이 어떤 일을 하다 užklupti ką pārsteigt kādu buat sesuatu perkara keatas seseorang semasa orang itu dalam keadaan tidak bersedia iemand onvoorbereid aantreffen overrumple zaskoczyć kogoś apanhar desprevenido a lua pe neprăgătite застать (кого-л.) врасплох zastihnúť znenazdania ujeti koga nepripravljenega iznenaditi ta ngn på sängen ทำบางอย่าง hazırlıksız yakalamak, gafil avlamak 趁某人不備時對其做某事 захопити зненацька کسی کے ساتھ اچانک کچھ کرنا làm gì cho ai một cách bất ngờ
keep (someone) on the hop
to keep (someone) busy, active etc. aan die gang hou يُبْقيه مَشْغولا държа някого зает nenechat zahálet holde til ilden auf Trab halten στρώνω κπ., στρώνομαι στη δουλειά mantener en alerta/activo tegevuses hoidma كسي را مشغول كاري نگه داشتن pitää kiireisenä ne pas laisser chômer לְהַעֲסִיק, לְהפעִיל व्यस्त इत्यादि रखना držati (nekoga) u stalnom pokretu ugráltat menyibukkan halda e-m við efnið dare un bel daffare a せわしくさせる 바쁘게 하다 neduoti kam atsikvėpti tramdīt kādu membuat seseorang sentiasa sibuk bezighouden holde (noen) i aktivitet nie pozwalać sobie/komuś na odpoczynek manter ocupado a ţine ocupat не давать сидеть сложа руки nenechať zaháľať ne pustiti koga križem rok uposliti nekoga hålla ngn sysselsatt (i gång) เก็บ meşgul/uyanık tutmak 使(某人)忙於 примушувати побігати مشغول رکھنا làm cho ai luôn bận rộn 使

hop2
n hop [hop]
a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer. hop حشيشة الدينار: نباتٌ مُتَسَلِّق хмел chmel humle der Hopfen λυκίσκος lúpulo humal رازک humala houblon כְּשוּת एक तरह का पौधा hmelj komló hop humall luppolo ホップ 홉(뽕나뭇과의 다년생 덩굴 식물의 총칭) apynys apinis hop hop humle chmiel lúpulo hamei хмель chmeľ hmelj hmelj humle พืชไม้เถาจำพวกหนึ่ง şerbtçi otu 啤酒花 хміль ایک قسم کا بیل والا پودا cây hoa bia


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Eevery Saturday night the Clover Leaf Social Club gave a hop in the hall of the Give and Take Athletic Association on the East Side.
Then Josie Pye dared Jane Andrews to hop on her left leg around the garden without stopping once or putting her right foot to the ground; which Jane Andrews gamely tried to do, but gave out at the third corner and had to confess herself defeated.
I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr.
 
 
 
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