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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
سۆز تۈركۈمى: 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.
