| HOP abbr. high oxygen pressure |
hop 1 (h p)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. Idioms: 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. 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 Phrasal Verb: To flavor with hops. 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]
hop1 (hɒp)
v. hopped, hop•ping,
n. v.i.
1. to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground, as a rabbit.
2. to leap on one foot.
3. to make a short, quick trip, esp. in an airplane.
4. to travel or move frequently from one place or situation to another (usu. used in combination): to party-hop.
v.t. 5. to jump over; clear with a hop.
6. to board or get onto (a vehicle).
7. to cross in an airplane.
n. 8. a short leap, esp. on one foot.
9. short trip. esp. by air.
10. Informal. a dance or dancing party.
11. a bounce or rebound, as of a ball.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English hoppian, c. Middle High German hopfen, Old Norse hoppa]
hop2 (hɒp) n., v. hopped, hop•ping. n.
1. any of several twining plants of the genus Humulus, of the hemp family, bearing male flowers in loose clusters and female flowers in small bract-covered spikes.
2. hops, the dried ripe cones of the female flowers of this plant, used in brewing, medicine, etc.
3. Older Slang. a narcotic drug, esp. opium.
v.t. 4. to treat or flavor with hops.
5. hop up, Slang.
a. to excite; make enthusiastic.
b. to add to the power of.
c. to stimulate by narcotics.
[1400–50; late Middle English hoppe < Middle Dutch hoppe, c. Old High German hopfo]
Thesaurus Legend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hop - the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot) |
| 2. |  hop - 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 beergenus 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 | |
| Verb | 1. | hop - jump lightly |
| 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" 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
Translations
hop1 [hɒp]
hop2 [hɒp]
A. N
1. (= jump) → salto m, brinco m
hop, skip and jump (Sport) → triple salto m
in one hop → de 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
hop, skip and jump (Sport) → triple salto m
in one hop → de 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
hop off
A. VI + PREP (= get down from) → bajar de
hop on
A. VI + PREP → subir a
hop2 [hɒp]
A. N (Bot) (also hops) → lúpulo m
hop [ˈhɒp]
vi
[bird, animal] → sauter
[person] (on one foot) → sauter à cloche-pied
n
(= jump) → saut m
to catch sb on the hop (= catch unprepared) → prendre qn au dépourvu
(= dance) → sauterie f
hop:
hop1
hop2
hopscotch
n → Himmel-und-Hölle(-Spiel) nt, → Hopse f (inf)
hop, skip and jump
n, hop, step and jump
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
(Aviat inf) → Sprung m, → Satz m (inf); a short hop → ein kleiner Satz (inf), → ein Katzensprung m (inf)
vi (animal) → hüpfen, springen; (rabbit) → hoppeln; (person) → (auf einem Bein) hüpfen, hopsen (inf); hop in, said the driver → steigen Sie ein, sagte der Fahrer; he’d hop into bed with anyone → der steigt mit jeder ins Bett (inf); to hop off (the train) → (aus dem Zug) aussteigen; (while moving) → (vom Zug) abspringen; he hopped off his bicycle → er sprang vom Fahrrad; to hop on → aufsteigen; to hop on a train → in einen Zug einsteigen; (while moving) → auf einen Zug aufspringen; he hopped on his bicycle → er schwang sich auf sein Fahrrad; to hop out → heraushüpfen; he hopped over the wall → er sprang über die Mauer
vt
hop2
n (Bot) → Hopfen m
hop1 [hɒp]
hop2 [hɒp] n (Bot) → luppolo
see also hops
1. n (jump) → saltello; (dance) (fam) → ballo (Aer) it's a short hop from Paris to London → è un salto da Parigi a Londra in aereo
to catch sb on the hop (fam) → prendere qn alla sprovvista
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!
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
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.
2. (of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs. The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.
3. to jump. He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.
4. (with in(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.
noun1. a short jump on one leg.
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.
ˈhopscotch (-skotʃ) noun 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.
catch (someone) on the hop to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared.
keep (someone) on the hop to keep (someone) busy, active etc.
hop2 (hop) noun
a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.
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