hop

hop
1 verb hopped, hopping
1 JUMP (I) to move by jumping on one foot: a child hopping up and down the stairs
2 (I) if a bird, an insect, or a small animal hops, it moves by making quick short jumps
3 (intransitive always + adv/prep) informal to get into, onto, or out of something, especially a vehicle
(+ in/out/on etc): Hop in - I'll drive you to the bus stop.
4 hop a plane/bus/train etc AmE informal to get on a plane, bus, train etc, especially after suddenly deciding to do so: So we hopped a bus to Phoenix that night.
5 hop it! BrE spoken used to tell someone to go away
6 hopping mad informal very angry: Mrs C's going to be hopping mad when she hears!
2 noun (C)
1 keep sb on the hop informal to make someone very busy: The children keep me on the hop all day.
2 catch sb on the hop to do something when someone is not expecting it and is not ready
3 JUMP a short jump
4 PLANT (usually plural) part of a flower that is used for making beer, or the tall plant on which it grows
5 FLIGHT a single short journey by plane: crossing Australia in a series of hops
6 DANCE a social event at which people dance

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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