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Meaning
Noun
●
A
short
jump.
●
A
jump on
one leg.
●
A
short
journey
, especially in the case of
air travel
, one that
takes place
on a
private
plane.
●
In American English & Sports:
A
bounce
, especially from the
ground
, of a
thrown
or
batted
ball.
●
In American English & British English:
A
dance
; a
gathering
for the
purpose
of dancing.
●
In Networking:
The
sending
of a
data
packet
from one
host
to another as part of its
overall
journey.
●
In Hemp family plants:
The
plant
Humulus
lupulus
,
native
to
northern
Europe, the
female
flowers
of which are used to
flavour
many types of
beer
during brewing.
●
The
flowers
of the
hop
plant
,
dried
and used to
brew
beer
etc.
●
In American English:
Opium, or some other
narcotic
drug.
●
The
fruit
of the
dog rose
; a hip.
●
In Australian English:
Ellipsis of John Hop (“a
police
officer”).
Verb
●
In Gaits:
To
jump
a
short
distance.
●
To
jump on
one foot.
●
To be
in state
of
energetic
activity.
●
To
suddenly
take a
mode
of
transportation
that one
does not
drive
oneself
, often surreptitiously.
●
To
jump
onto, or over
●
To
move
frequently
from one place or
situation
to another
similar
one.
●
To
go in
a
quick
or
sudden
manner.
●
To dance.
●
In Gaits:
To
walk
lame
; to limp.
●
To
impregnate
with
hops
, especially to
add
hops
as a
flavouring
agent
during the production of beer
●
To
gather
hops.
Name
●
A
surname
from Dutch.
●
Synonym of Mari (etymology 3)
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hop
English
hoppe
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
hoppen
Middle English (1100-1500)
hoppian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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