hop
A short jump.
Noun 4 meanings
A short jump.
“The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops.”
A jump on one leg.
A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that takes place on a private plane.
A brief period of development or progress.
“For popular radio stars in New York and Los Angeles, it was a short hop to network television.”
Verb 4 meanings
To jump a short distance.
To jump on one foot.
To be in state of energetic activity.
“Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop.”
To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.
“I hopped a plane over here as soon as I heard the news.”
Etymology
From Middle English hoppen, from Old English hoppian (“to hop, spring, leap, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *huppōn, from Proto-Germanic *huppōną (“to hop”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewb- (“to bend, bow”).
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HOP at a glance
HOP has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (H 4 + O 1 + P 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,559 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with hop
All rhymes- SHOP9
- BISHOP13
- WORKSHOP20
- ARCHBISHOP22
- PHOTOSHOP19
- CHOP11
- BOOKSHOP19
- BARBERSHOP19
- SWEATSHOP17
- PAWNSHOP18
- BELLHOP14
- WHOP12
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