| VERB | motion | hop, skip, hop-skip | jump lightly |
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| motion | hop | move quickly from one place to another | |
| motion | hop | travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
| motion | hop | traverse as if by a short airplane trip | |
| motion | hop | jump across | |
| motion | hop | make a jump forward or upward | |
| NOUN | act | hop | the act of hopping |
| plant | hop, hops | twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes | |
| event | hop, record hop | an informal dance where popular music is played |
| Sounds | hhaa'p | |
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| Rhymes | Aesop ... workshop: 48 rhymes with aap... | |
| Meaning | The act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot). | |
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| Broader | jump, jumping | The act of jumping |
| Spanish | brinco, salto | |
| Catalan | saltiró, salt | |
| Verbs | hop | jump lightly |
| hop | make a jump forward or upward | |
| hop | jump across | |
| hop | move quickly from one place to another | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | hops | |
| Member of | Humulus, genus Humulus | hops |
| Narrower | American hop, Humulus americanus | Native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop |
| Japanese hop, Humulus japonicus | Ornamental vine native to eastern Asia | |
| common hop, common hops, bine, European hop, Humulus lupulus | European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors | |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | lúpulo | |
| Catalan | llúpol | |
| Meaning | An informal dance where popular music is played. | |
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| Synonym | record hop | |
| Broader | dance | A party for social dancing |
| Verbs | hop | jump lightly |
| Meaning | Jump lightly. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | skip, hop-skip | |
| Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
| See also | hop on | get up on the back of |
| Spanish | brincar, saltar | |
| Catalan | botar, coixejar, saltar | |
| Nouns | hop | the act of hopping |
| hop | an informal dance where popular music is played | |
| hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground | |
| hopper | funnel-shaped receptacle | |
| hopper | someone who hops | |
| Meaning | Move quickly from one place to another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The crowds hop in the streets; The streets hop with crowds | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Similar to | hop | Traverse as if by a short airplane trip |
| hop | travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc. | |
| Spanish | brincar, saltar | |
| Catalan | botar, coixejar, saltar | |
| Nouns | hop | the act of hopping |
| hopper | someone who hops | |
| Meaning | travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | travel | Undergo transportation as in a vehicle |
| Similar to | hop | Move quickly from one place to another |
| Spanish | aspirar, esperar, pillar, saltar, subirse, tomar | |
| Catalan | agafar, aspirar, esperar, saltar | |
| Meaning | Traverse as if by a short airplane trip. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Hop the Pacific Ocean" | |
| Broader | traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across | Travel across or pass over |
| Similar to | hop | Move quickly from one place to another |
| Spanish | saltar | |
| Meaning | Jump across. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He hopped the bush" | |
| Broader | clear, top | Pass by, over, or under without making contact |
| Similar to | hop | make a jump forward or upward |
| Spanish | saltar | |
| Catalan | saltar | |
| Nouns | hop | the act of hopping |
| Meaning | make a jump forward or upward. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
| Similar to | hop | Jump across |
| Spanish | saltar | |
| Catalan | botar, coixejar, saltar | |
| Nouns | hop | the act of hopping |
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