/hɒp/
#2658 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
To jump a short way, on one foot or with both feet together, like a rabbit or a bird.
Word origin
From Old English hoppian, meaning to spring or leap.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hoppian
Grammar
Verb typeregular (hop, hops, hopped, hopping)
Examples
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Rabbits and small birds move in little jumps; they hop.
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To "hop" on one foot means to jump on it again and again.
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"Hop in" is a friendly way to say get in quickly.
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