HOP (hopped, hopping)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hop mean? 

• HOP (noun)
  The noun HOP has 3 senses:

1. the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
2. 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
3. an informal dance where popular music is played

  Familiarity information: HOP used as a noun is uncommon.

• HOP (verb)
  The verb HOP has 6 senses:

1. jump lightly
2. move quickly from one place to another
3. travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
4. make a quick trip especially by air
5. jump across
6. make a jump forward or upward

  Familiarity information: HOP used as a verb is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOP (noun)

Meaning:

The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hop" is a kind of...):

jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

hops; hop

Hypernyms ("hop" is a kind of...):

vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hop"):

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)

Holonyms ("hop" is a member of...):

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)

Meaning:

An informal dance where popular music is played

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

record hop; hop

Hypernyms ("hop" is a kind of...):

dance (a party for social dancing)

• HOP (verb)

Meaning:

Jump lightly

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

hop-skip; hop; skip

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Also:

hop on (get on the back of)

Meaning:

Move quickly from one place to another

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

The crowds hop in the streets
The streets hop with crowds

Meaning:

Travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context examples:

She hopped a train to Chicago / He hopped rides all over the country

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

travel (undergo transportation as in a vehicle)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Make a quick trip especially by air

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

Hop the Pacific Ocean

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

cover; cross; cut across; cut through; get across; get over; pass over; track; traverse (travel across or pass over)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Jump across

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

He hopped the bush

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

clear; top (pass by, over, or under without making contact)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Make a jump forward or upward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "hop" is one way to...):

bound; jump; leap; spring (move forward by leaps and bounds)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP