hop
has definitions from the fields of dance,botany,transportation
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[ verb ] jump lightly
Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)But it also looked_like a toad , hopping away from the light . (Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)The women said they had seen him wave an exhausted farewell ; but he might have been shooing_away the fleas that hopped from his yellow dog onto him . |
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[ verb ] (transportation) informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
Examples "She hopped a train to Chicago" "He hopped rides all over the country" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Ludie hopped rides on freight_cars , and was chased by Mr._Yankton , the railroad guard . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of hopping (jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot))
Used in print (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)The new Riverside pitcher turned_out to have an overhand fast_ball that took a hop . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make a jump forward or upward
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[ noun ] (botany) 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
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[ noun ] (dance) an informal dance where popular music is played
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