hop

I. verb (hopped; hopping) Etymology: Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps; also to move as if by hopping <

hop in the car

> 2. to make a quick trip especially by air 3. to set about doing something — usually used in the phrase hop to it transitive verb 1. to jump over <

hop a fence

> 2. to ride on <

hopped a flight

>; also to ride surreptitiously and without authorization <

hop a freight train

> II. noun Date: 1508 1. a. a short brisk leap especially on one leg b. bounce, rebound <

shortstop scooped it up on the first hop

> 2. dance 3 3. a. a flight in an aircraft b. a short trip III. noun Etymology: Middle English hoppe, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German hopfo hop Date: 15th century 1. plural the ripe dried pistillate catkins of a perennial north-temperate zone twining vine (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to malt liquors 2. the vine from which hops is obtained having 3- to 5-lobed leaves and inconspicuous flowers of which the pistillate ones are in glandular cone-shaped catkins IV. transitive verb (hopped; hopping) Date: 1572 to flavor with hops