Hop
/hɑːp/verb
Jump on one foot.
She can hop on one foot for a long time.
Often appears as...
- hop around
- hop over
verb
Travel by means of jumps or short distances.
We hopped from city to city in our vacation.
Often appears as...
- hop from
- hop to
noun
A jump on one foot.
The rabbit gave a little hop.
Often appears as...
- a quick hop
- a little hop
noun
A type of plant used in brewing beer.
Hop gives beer its unique taste.
Often appears as...
- hop plant
- hop field
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To jump quickly into or onto an object.
He hopped into the car quickly
Often appears as...
- hop onto
- hop into
noun
A party or dance.
The school is hosting a sock hop this Friday.
Often appears as...
- sock hop
- school hop
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To move to a new plane in telecommunications.
The signal hops from one device to another.
Often appears as...
- hop channels
- channel hop
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Jump on one foot.
She can hop on one foot for a long time.
Often appears as...
- hop around
- hop over
verb
Travel by means of jumps or short distances.
We hopped from city to city in our vacation.
Often appears as...
- hop from
- hop to
noun
A jump on one foot.
The rabbit gave a little hop.
Often appears as...
- a quick hop
- a little hop
noun
A type of plant used in brewing beer.
Hop gives beer its unique taste.
Often appears as...
- hop plant
- hop field
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To jump quickly into or onto an object.
He hopped into the car quickly
Often appears as...
- hop onto
- hop into
noun
A party or dance.
The school is hosting a sock hop this Friday.
Often appears as...
- sock hop
- school hop
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To move to a new plane in telecommunications.
The signal hops from one device to another.
Often appears as...
- hop channels
- channel hop
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Activity
Often used to describe a playful action, especially for children or animals.
The kids love to hop during playtime.
Pro Tip 2/2Balance Skill
Indicates the ability to maintain balance, implies a skillful or playful element.
The performers impressed the crowd with their hopping routine.
Compare with
bounceboundcaperjumpleapskipspringvault
Never forget "Hop"
Humans forget easily. That's why you should download WordUp: Smart reminders, word games, AI practice, and much more!
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
many times very secure, important, sensitive conversations are happening on these two-way radios where they forget to encrypt and they don't notice that they didn't encrypt?" So they bought a scanner. These are perfectly legal and they run at the frequency of the P25, and what they did is they hopped around frequencies
Video examples
Chasing the Rare Snow...
But the leopard has to continually protect its prey during the daytime or else it will be destroyed. Once the vultures come down, they they just demolish a huge carcass in a very short space of time. The leopard was being persecuted by these magpies that would, that would sort of hop around it,
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
air B&B last night they got to observe the night sky with a NatGeo photographer and an astronomer and early this morning they hopped into a private plane and they got to chase the Eclipse and this is what they saw guys they caught that first Eclipse motor before anybody here
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
And we've got to make something different happen. Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power. Well, that's what's exciting about this subject. It's because our friendships -- female friendships are just a hop to our sisterhood,
Video examples
Life-changing encounter...
up his tail and doing a little territorial dance, hopping back and forth on the branch that he was sitting on. And we sort of had this little conversation almost for about ten minutes and it was one of the most beautiful moments of my life.
Video examples
Tawny Owl Chick's First...
it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world outside branch hopping is an essential prelude to flying so is the ability to climb if you fall
Video examples
Making the impossible...
everything works and he teaches me and so we're the guy here we go it's working he shows me how to do it so I say goodbye to his family I hopped on a plane I land in Sudan that's not the plane otherwise I wouldn't be in front of you
Video examples
The mighty mathematics...
might sound like magic, but chances are you've seen it in your everyday life. One of the best examples is something you might recognize from a childhood a teeter-totter, or seesaw. Let's say you and a friend decide to hop on.
Video examples
Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world outside branch hopping is an essential prelude to flying
Video examples
The myth behind the...
The ox came in second, with the powerful tiger right behind him. The rabbit, too small to battle the current, nimbly hopped across stones and logs to come in fourth. Next came the dragon, who could have flown directly across, but stopped to help some creatures she had encountered on the way. After her came the horse, galloping across the river.
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
many times very secure, important, sensitive conversations are happening on these two-way radios where they forget to encrypt and they don't notice that they didn't encrypt?" So they bought a scanner. These are perfectly legal and they run at the frequency of the P25, and what they did is they hopped around frequencies
Video examples
Chasing the Rare Snow...
But the leopard has to continually protect its prey during the daytime or else it will be destroyed. Once the vultures come down, they they just demolish a huge carcass in a very short space of time. The leopard was being persecuted by these magpies that would, that would sort of hop around it,
Video examples
Watch the Total Solar...
air B&B last night they got to observe the night sky with a NatGeo photographer and an astronomer and early this morning they hopped into a private plane and they got to chase the Eclipse and this is what they saw guys they caught that first Eclipse motor before anybody here
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
And we've got to make something different happen. Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power. Well, that's what's exciting about this subject. It's because our friendships -- female friendships are just a hop to our sisterhood,
Video examples
Life-changing encounter...
up his tail and doing a little territorial dance, hopping back and forth on the branch that he was sitting on. And we sort of had this little conversation almost for about ten minutes and it was one of the most beautiful moments of my life.
Video examples
Tawny Owl Chick's First...
it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world outside branch hopping is an essential prelude to flying so is the ability to climb if you fall
Video examples
Making the impossible...
everything works and he teaches me and so we're the guy here we go it's working he shows me how to do it so I say goodbye to his family I hopped on a plane I land in Sudan that's not the plane otherwise I wouldn't be in front of you
Video examples
The mighty mathematics...
might sound like magic, but chances are you've seen it in your everyday life. One of the best examples is something you might recognize from a childhood a teeter-totter, or seesaw. Let's say you and a friend decide to hop on.
Video examples
Wild Leaps Of Faith PIPE...
it's early may and the tawny isle nest is surprisingly quiet only the youngest member of the family remains the rest are exploring the world outside branch hopping is an essential prelude to flying
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Erika Slezak
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Kendrick Lamar
American Musician
My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.
Quote examples
Nicole Richie
American Actress
Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop.
Quote examples
Jack Garratt
British Musician
Genre hopping is something I intend to do, and I intend to do it forever and ever because I think genres are boring.
Quote examples
KRS-One
American Musician
Hip hop is a human skill, and the practice of real hip hop should remind us of our humanity.
Quote examples
Jake Shimabukuro
American Musician
Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.
Quote examples
Rich Brian
Indonesian Musician
Hip hop helped me learn about a whole bunch of American culture.
Quote examples
Mat Kearney
American Musician
I think you can hear all my hip hop influences in 'Just Kids.
Quote examples
Peter Sellers
English Actor
I try to hop into a new personality as often as I can.
Quote examples
Nipsey Hussle
American Rapper
It's important to love in hip hop.
Quote examples
Erika Slezak
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Kendrick Lamar
American Musician
My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.
Quote examples
Nicole Richie
American Actress
Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop.
Quote examples
Jack Garratt
British Musician
Genre hopping is something I intend to do, and I intend to do it forever and ever because I think genres are boring.
Quote examples
KRS-One
American Musician
Hip hop is a human skill, and the practice of real hip hop should remind us of our humanity.
Quote examples
Jake Shimabukuro
American Musician
Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.
Quote examples
Rich Brian
Indonesian Musician
Hip hop helped me learn about a whole bunch of American culture.
Quote examples
Mat Kearney
American Musician
I think you can hear all my hip hop influences in 'Just Kids.
Quote examples
Peter Sellers
English Actor
I try to hop into a new personality as often as I can.
Quote examples
Nipsey Hussle
American Rapper
It's important to love in hip hop.
Example 1 of 10
WordUp Chrome Extension
As you browse the web instantly look up words you don’t know.
Get Chrome Extension