hop

Universal Words verb, noun verb (-pp-) 1 [V] [usually +adv./prep.] (of a person) to move by jumping on one foot: I couldn't put my weight on my ankle and had to hop everywhere. * kids hopping over puddles * He was hopping from foot to foot. 2 [V+adv./prep.] (of an animal or a bird) to move by jumping with all or both feet together: A robin was hopping around on the path. * The frog hopped towards him. 3 [V+adv./prep.] (informal) to go or move somewhere quickly and suddenly: Hop in, I'll drive you home. * She hopped out of the car at the traffic lights. * to hop into / out of bed * I hopped on the next bus. * We hopped over to Paris for the weekend. 4 [VN] (AmE) ~ a plane, bus, train, etc. to get on a plane, bus, etc. 5 [V] ~ (from sth to sth) to change from one activity or subject to another: I like to hop from channel to channel when I watch TV. * She's always hopping from one project to the next. IDIOMS hop it (BrE, old-fashioned, informal) usually used in orders to tell sb to go away: Go on, hop it! * He hopped it out of the window. hopping mad (informal) very angry hop to it (AmE) = JUMPTOIT noun 1 [C] a short jump by a person on one foot: He crossed the hall with a hop, skip and a jump. 2 [C] a short jump by an animal or a bird with all or both feet together 3 [C] a short journey, especially by plane 4 [C] a tall plant that grows up walls, pots, etc. with green female flowers that are shaped like CONES 5 (hops) [pl.] the green female flowers of the hop plant that have been dried, used for making beer 6 [C] (old-fashioned, informal) a social event at which people dance in an informal way seealsoHIPHOP IDIOMS see CATCHv.