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Hop \Hop\ (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hopped (h[o^]pt); p.
pr. & vb. n. Hopping (h[o^]p"p[i^]ng).]
[OE. hoppen to hop,
leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan.
hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h["u]pfen.]
1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
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[Birds] hopping from spray to spray. --Dryden.
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2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.
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3. To dance. --Smollett.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hopping \Hop"ping\, n.
The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
or dancing.
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Hopping Dick (Zool.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula
leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its
familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Hopping \Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd Hop.]
A gathering of hops.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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hopping
See hop
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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hop noun
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 [syn: hops]
3: an informal dance where popular music is played [syn: record
hop]
verb
1: jump lightly [syn: skip, hop-skip]
2: move quickly from one place to another
3: informal: travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She
hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the
country"
4: make a quick trip especially by air; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
5: jump across; "He hopped the bush"
6: make a jump forward or upward
[also: hopping, hopped]
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Hop \Hop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hopped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hopping.]
[OE. hoppen to hop, leap, dance, AS. hoppian;
akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan. hoppe, D. huppelen, G.
h["u]pfen.]
1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or
jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.
[Birds] hopping from spray to spray. --Dryden.
2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.
3. To dance. --Smollett.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Hopping \Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd Hop.]
A gathering of hops.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Hopping \Hop"ping\, n.
The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,
or dancing.
Hopping Dick (Zo["o]l.), a thrush of Jamaica (Merula
leucogenys), resembling the English blackbird in its
familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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