'HOP' definitions:

Definition of 'hop'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
noun
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: hop, hops]
noun
An informal dance where popular music is played [syn: hop, record hop]
verb
Jump lightly [syn: hop, skip, hop-skip]
verb
Move quickly from one place to another
verb
Travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.; "She hopped a train to Chicago"; "He hopped rides all over the country"
verb
Traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean"
verb
Jump across; "He hopped the bush"
verb
Make a jump forward or upward

Definition of 'Hop'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, n.
  • 1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • Hop, skip and jump, Hop, step and a jump or {Hop, step and jump},
  • 1. a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in succession.
  • 2. a short distance. --Addison. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Definition of 'Hop'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip. [1913 Webster]
  • Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
  • Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and Trifolium procumbens).
  • Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna), very injurious to hops.
  • Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very injurious to hop vines.
  • Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines.
  • Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya (Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
  • Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
  • Hop picker, one who picks hops.
  • Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
  • Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
  • Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hop'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • [Birds] hopping from spray to spray. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To dance. --Smollett. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hop'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, v. t. To impregnate with hops. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hop'

From: GCIDE
  • Hop \Hop\, v. i. To gather hops.
  • Usage: [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.] Hopbine

Definition of 'hop'

From: GCIDE
  • Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he['o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble bush.] (Bot.) The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose (Rosa canina); called also rose hip. [Written also hop, hep.] [1913 Webster]
  • Hip tree (Bot.), the dog-rose. [1913 Webster]

Acronyms for 'hop'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Homecast Open Protocol (WLAN, Alation Systems)

Words containing 'HOP'