hop

Speech parts

1. hop - Noun

2. hop - Verb

3. Hop - Proper noun

Meaning

To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.

To walk lame; to limp; to halt.

To dance.

A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.

A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball.

A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).

The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste.

The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.

To impregnate with hops.

To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.]

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Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven. Francis Beaumont

As a brother and sister, our tastes were pretty different growing up. He liked a lot of early hip hop. My dad didn't understand it and would try to talk him out of it. Taryn Manning

You know, if you think about it, the most powerful people on this earth probably never raise their voices - they just say it and people hop to, because they have that power. Erika Slezak

Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams years can pass in a second and you can hop from one place to another. Its a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means. Federico Fellini

When the master is away, the frogs hop in. Kiganda Proverb

When the master is absent, the frogs hop into the house. Kiganda Proverb

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