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   hop

   /hɒp/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person) move by jumping on one foot: "he hopped along beside her" Similar jumpboundspringbounceskipjigtripflitleapprancecaperdancefrolicgambol
   • ▪ (of a bird or other animal) move by jumping with two or all feet at once: "a blackbird was hopping around in the sun"
   • ▪ spring or leap a short distance with one jump: "he hopped down from the rock"
   • ▪ jump on to (a moving vehicle): informal North American "ex-soldiers looking for work hopped freights heading west"
   • ▪ jump over (something): "the cow hopped the fence"
   • 2. pass quickly from one place to another: informal "she hopped over the Atlantic for a bit of shopping" Similar godashrushinformal:popwhipnip
   • ▪ go away quickly: informal British "I hopped it down the stairs"
   • ▪ make a quick change of position or activity: "over the years he hopped from one department to another"

   noun

   • 1. a hopping movement: "place the rabbit on the floor to have a hop around" Similar jumpboundbouncepranceleapspringskipgambol
   • ▪ a short journey or distance: "a short hop by cab from Soho" Similar journeydistanceridedriveruntripjauntflightplane tripinformal:spin
   • 2. an informal dance: "the society's regular fortnightly hop" Similar dancesocialpartyjamboreegatheringfunctiondiscoinformal:bashbopshindigshindydorave-upknees-upbeanfeastbeanobunfight

   Word Origin Old Englishhoppian, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect hopfen and German hopsen.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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     4

   • O

     1

   • P

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