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hop

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the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer(noun.plant)

Synonym:
hops

source: wordnet30
an informal dance where popular music is played(noun.event)

Synonym:
record hop

source: wordnet30
A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring.(noun)

source: webster1913
A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).(noun)

source: webster1913

jump lightly(verb.motion)

Synonym:
hop-skip, skip

source: wordnet30
move quickly from one place to another(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.(verb.motion)

Example:
She hopped a train to Chicago.
He hopped rides all over the country.

source: wordnet30
traverse as if by a short airplane trip(verb.motion)

Example:
Hop the Pacific Ocean.

source: wordnet30
jump across(verb.motion)

Example:
He hopped the bush.

Synonym:
leapfrog

source: wordnet30
make a jump forward or upward(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.(verb)

source: webster1913
To impregnate with hops.(verb)

source: webster1913
To gather hops. [Perhaps only in the form Hopping, vb. n.](verb)

source: webster1913

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